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M7.6 earthquake, Indonesia, 2006-01-27

MagnitudeM7.6mwc

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Depth397 km

Time (UTC)2006-01-27 16:58

Rank in 20064 / 153among M6+

Rank since 1900380 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×251approx.

196 km S of Ambon, Indonesia · -5.47, 128.13

M5.5+ within 100 km in the next 30 days

None

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1963 M8.1M8.1

1950 M7.7M7.7

2023 M7.6M7.6

2006 M7.6M7.6

1917 M7.3M7.3

1983 M7.3M7.3

2019 M7.3M7.3

2021 M7.3M7.3

1992 M7.3M7.3

1950 M7.3M7.3

1969 M7.2M7.2

1948 M7.1M7.1

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.1 2005-03-26	2005-03-26 15:40	10 km	205 km SSE of Amahai, Indonesia
M7.1 2005-03-02	2005-03-02 10:42	202 km	Banda Sea
M6.1 2004-06-25	2004-06-25 02:35	70 km	289 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia
M6.7 2004-01-28	2004-01-28 22:15	17 km	107 km NW of Ambon, Indonesia
M6.2 2003-03-30	2003-03-30 18:13	33 km	92 km NW of Ambon, Indonesia
M6.1 2002-03-19	2002-03-19 22:14	148 km	Banda Sea
M6.2 2001-11-20	2001-11-20 21:08	33 km	279 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste
M6.0 2001-09-18	2001-09-18 02:19	132 km	138 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste
M6.5 2001-03-19	2001-03-19 05:52	33 km	41 km SSW of Ambon, Indonesia
M6.3 2000-08-28	2000-08-28 19:29	33 km	136 km WSW of Ambon, 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.