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M6.7 earthquake, Indonesia, 1998-07-29

MagnitudeM6.7mwc

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Depth33 km

Time (UTC)1998-07-29 18:00

Rank in 199822 / 121among M6+

Rank since 19002960 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×11approx.

192 km W of Abepura, Indonesia · -2.69, 138.90

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1914 M8.2M8.2

1996 M8.1M8.1

1906 M7.8M7.8

1971 M7.7M7.7

1926 M7.6M7.6

1968 M7.5M7.5

1947 M7.3M7.3

1950 M7.2M7.2

1957 M7.1M7.1

1976 M7.1M7.1

2010 M7.0M7.0

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.2 1998-04-27	1998-04-27 18:40	53 km	95 km ENE of Nabire, Indonesia
M6.3 1996-12-26	1996-12-26 20:48	33 km	192 km WNW of Abepura, Indonesia
M6.2 1996-02-24	1996-02-24 15:52	33 km	144 km ENE of Biak, Indonesia
M8.1 1996-02-17	1996-02-17 05:59	33 km	1996 Biak, Indonesia Earthquake
M6.1 1996-01-17	1996-01-17 10:06	109 km	208 km SSW of Abepura, Indonesia
M6.5 1995-12-19	1995-12-19 23:28	63 km	130 km SSW of Abepura, Indonesia
M6.1 1995-04-18	1995-04-18 03:49	20 km	59 km NNW of Jayapura, Indonesia
M6.2 1993-03-01	1993-03-01 01:39	89 km	265 km WSW of Abepura, Indonesia
M6.1 1992-10-31	1992-10-31 14:46	29 km	42 km N of Vanimo, Papua New Guinea
M6.5 1992-10-31	1992-10-31 14:34	6 km	40 km N of Vanimo, Papua New Guinea

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.