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M7.1 earthquake, Indonesia, 1987-06-17

MagnitudeM7.1mw

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Depth67 km

Time (UTC)1987-06-17 01:32

Rank in 19879 / 166among M6+

Rank since 19001168 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×45approx.

217 km W of Tual, Indonesia · -5.58, 130.79

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1938 M8.5M8.5

1963 M8.1M8.1

1950 M7.7M7.7

2006 M7.6M7.6

2023 M7.6M7.6

1927 M7.5M7.5

2019 M7.3M7.3

1992 M7.3M7.3

1914 M7.1M7.1

1995 M7.1M7.1

2005 M7.1M7.1

2012 M7.1M7.1

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.4 1986-10-17	1986-10-17 07:32	67 km	151 km WNW of Tual, Indonesia
M6.0 1985-04-21	1985-04-21 13:53	79 km	260 km W of Tual, Indonesia
M6.2 1985-03-25	1985-03-25 11:07	248 km	Banda Sea
M6.0 1984-02-17	1984-02-17 16:32	158 km	Banda Sea
M6.1 1983-11-20	1983-11-20 20:32	59 km	Pulau Pulau Tanimbar, Indonesia
M6.0 1983-08-06	1983-08-06 22:37	160 km	Banda Sea
M6.1 1981-10-17	1981-10-17 06:44	179 km	268 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste
M6.0 1976-08-21	1976-08-21 06:56	120 km	Banda Sea
M6.5 1975-01-14	1975-01-14 19:48	33 km	214 km SSE of Amahai, Indonesia
M6.5 1974-12-03	1974-12-03 03:06	33 km	208 km SSE of Amahai, 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.