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M7.9 earthquake, Indonesia, 1996-06-17

MagnitudeM7.9mwc

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Depth587 km

Time (UTC)1996-06-17 11:22

Rank in 19964 / 164among M6+

Rank since 1900134 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×708approx.

169 km NNE of Maumere, Indonesia · -7.14, 122.59

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1996 M7.9M7.9

1992 M7.8M7.8

2026 M7.8M7.8

2004 M7.5M7.5

2021 M7.3M7.3

1938 M7.2M7.2

1990 M7.1M7.1

1927 M7.0M7.0

1914 M7.0M7.0

2015 M7.0M7.0

1966 M7.0M7.0

1964 M6.9M6.9

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.2 1994-08-30	1994-08-30 19:42	596 km	218 km NNW of Maubara, Timor Leste
M6.2 1993-09-04	1993-09-04 21:39	32 km	110 km SSE of Maumere, Indonesia
M6.1 1992-12-12	1992-12-12 06:38	21 km	33 km WNW of Maumere, Indonesia
M7.8 1992-12-12	1992-12-12 05:29	28 km	37 km WNW of Maumere, Indonesia
M6.2 1992-10-23	1992-10-23 21:24	33 km	101 km SSE of Maumere, Indonesia
M6.6 1992-08-02	1992-08-02 12:03	486 km	172 km NNW of Maumere, Indonesia
M6.9 1991-07-04	1991-07-04 11:43	29 km	81 km NW of Maubara, Timor Leste
M6.9 1991-06-07	1991-06-07 11:51	536 km	160 km NNE of Maumere, Indonesia
M7.1 1990-05-24	1990-05-24 20:09	589 km	135 km NNE of Labuan Bajo, Indonesia
M6.8 1989-07-31	1989-07-31 17:07	14 km	93 km NNW of Ende, 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.