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M6.9 earthquake, Indonesia, 1985-01-21

MagnitudeM6.9mw

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Depth33 km

Time (UTC)1985-01-21 00:55

Rank in 198516 / 160among M6+

Rank since 19001877 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×22approx.

214 km SSE of Sofifi, Indonesia · -0.95, 128.51

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1907 M7.5M7.5

1923 M7.4M7.4

1925 M7.3M7.3

2019 M7.2M7.2

1948 M7.1M7.1

1963 M7.1M7.1

1904 M7.0M7.0

1919 M7.0M7.0

1994 M7.0M7.0

1985 M6.9M6.9

1994 M6.8M6.8

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.4 1983-11-07	1983-11-07 16:26	39 km	38 km SSE of Tobelo, Indonesia
M6.6 1983-11-07	1983-11-07 08:42	59 km	62 km SE of Tobelo, Indonesia
M6.1 1983-11-07	1983-11-07 08:39	31 km	39 km SSE of Tobelo, Indonesia
M6.1 1977-01-01	1977-01-01 19:01	33 km	219 km NW of Ambon, Indonesia
M6.0 1969-11-08	1969-11-08 21:54	58 km	98 km SW of Labuha, Indonesia
M6.4 1965-10-18	1965-10-18 21:50	28 km	82 km SSE of Labuha, Indonesia
M6.4 1965-03-21	1965-03-21 11:08	28 km	81 km NE of Sanana, Indonesia
M6.0 1963-10-15	1963-10-15 21:45	25 km	122 km ENE of Amahai, Indonesia
M6.1 1963-06-04	1963-06-04 21:04	30 km	210 km S of Sofifi, Indonesia
M6.3 1963-04-30	1963-04-30 00:58	35 km	234 km SSE of Sofifi, Indonesia

Energy ratio uses the rule that one magnitude unit is about 32 times the energy. Magnitudes and locations are USGS values and can differ from national agencies. Older records are less complete and less precise.