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M7.1 earthquake, Indonesia, 1985-11-17

MagnitudeM7.1mw

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Depth10 km

Time (UTC)1985-11-17 09:40

Rank in 19859 / 160among M6+

Rank since 19001163 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×45approx.

127 km SE of Manokwari, Indonesia · -1.64, 134.91

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1914 M8.2M8.2

1996 M8.1M8.1

1979 M7.9M7.9

2009 M7.7M7.7

1916 M7.7M7.7

1944 M7.6M7.6

2002 M7.6M7.6

1947 M7.6M7.6

2009 M7.4M7.4

2004 M7.3M7.3

1957 M7.1M7.1

2004 M7.1M7.1

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.0 1979-10-17	1979-10-17 23:29	33 km	57 km E of Biak, Indonesia
M7.9 1979-09-12	1979-09-12 05:17	5 km	55 km S of Biak, Indonesia
M6.3 1976-11-18	1976-11-18 05:43	33 km	98 km SSW of Nabire, Indonesia
M6.3 1976-06-15	1976-06-15 06:09	33 km	175 km NNE of Manokwari, Indonesia
M6.0 1972-12-04	1972-12-04 17:51	15 km	75 km ESE of Biak, Indonesia
M6.7 1970-11-08	1970-11-08 22:35	22 km	12 km ESE of Nabire, Indonesia
M6.1 1969-03-09	1969-03-09 14:39	23 km	81 km S of Nabire, Indonesia
M6.3 1969-03-09	1969-03-09 13:48	19 km	87 km S of Nabire, Indonesia
M6.1 1968-12-22	1968-12-22 17:39	26 km	46 km ESE of Ransiki, Indonesia
M6.3 1968-07-29	1968-07-29 23:52	33 km	92 km NW of Manokwari, 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.