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M7.3 earthquake, Indonesia, 1992-12-20

MagnitudeM7.3mw

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Depth78 km

Time (UTC)1992-12-20 20:52

Rank in 19927 / 178among M6+

Rank since 1900740 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×89approx.

281 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · -6.58, 130.39

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

1983 M7.3M7.3

2019 M7.3M7.3

1992 M7.3M7.3

1914 M7.1M7.1

1962 M7.1M7.1

1995 M7.1M7.1

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.2 1992-10-18	1992-10-18 13:08	119 km	290 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia
M6.1 1992-05-04	1992-05-04 08:45	86 km	Banda Sea
M6.0 1992-04-07	1992-04-07 03:37	53 km	249 km ESE of Amahai, Indonesia
M6.3 1991-11-07	1991-11-07 09:21	140 km	216 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste
M6.2 1991-10-15	1991-10-15 16:18	137 km	Banda Sea
M6.1 1990-12-05	1990-12-05 16:08	75 km	158 km WNW of Tual, Indonesia
M6.5 1990-09-23	1990-09-23 20:33	33 km	289 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia
M6.1 1989-12-12	1989-12-12 08:33	74 km	237 km WNW of Tual, Indonesia
M6.9 1988-05-30	1988-05-30 21:11	86 km	184 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste
M6.2 1988-02-06	1988-02-06 15:15	38 km	137 km SW of Tual, 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.