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M6.8 earthquake, Indonesia, 1995-01-27

MagnitudeM6.8mw

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Depth22 km

Time (UTC)1995-01-27 20:16

Rank in 199527 / 200among M6+

Rank since 19002377 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×16approx.

164 km SW of Nabire, Indonesia · -4.43, 134.48

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1916 M7.7M7.7

1943 M7.7M7.7

2002 M7.6M7.6

1947 M7.6M7.6

2004 M7.3M7.3

1936 M7.1M7.1

2004 M7.1M7.1

1942 M7.1M7.1

1988 M7.0M7.0

2010 M7.0M7.0

1916 M7.0M7.0

2004 M7.0M7.0

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.5 1994-05-25	1994-05-25 04:03	33 km	92 km S of Nabire, Indonesia
M6.5 1994-04-13	1994-04-13 22:22	28 km	57 km ENE of Nabire, Indonesia
M6.8 1994-01-19	1994-01-19 01:53	23 km	55 km ENE of Nabire, Indonesia
M6.0 1994-01-04	1994-01-04 19:31	11 km	111 km SSW of Nabire, Indonesia
M6.1 1993-06-12	1993-06-12 18:26	10 km	120 km SSW of Nabire, Indonesia
M6.4 1991-12-29	1991-12-29 18:39	37 km	133 km N of Tual, Indonesia
M6.4 1989-09-04	1989-09-04 05:20	9 km	160 km SE of Nabire, Indonesia
M7.0 1988-07-25	1988-07-25 06:46	28 km	112 km ESE of Tual, Indonesia
M6.3 1985-09-15	1985-09-15 02:42	10 km	104 km SE of Nabire, Indonesia
M6.3 1985-09-15	1985-09-15 01:29	10 km	115 km SE of Nabire, 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.