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M6.6 earthquake, Indonesia, 1969-08-11

MagnitudeM6.6mw

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Depth29 km

Time (UTC)1969-08-11 23:52

Rank in 196930 / 144among M6+

Rank since 19003274 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×9approx.

160 km ENE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 1.85, 126.37

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1936 M7.8M7.8

1966 M7.7M7.7

1932 M7.7M7.7

1968 M7.7M7.7

1907 M7.5M7.5

1986 M7.5M7.5

2007 M7.5M7.5

1912 M7.5M7.5

2026 M7.4M7.4

1908 M7.3M7.3

1938 M7.2M7.2

2009 M7.2M7.2

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M7.0 1969-08-05	1969-08-05 02:13	28 km	121 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia
M6.2 1969-02-20	1969-02-20 16:58	34 km	206 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia
M6.4 1969-02-20	1969-02-20 10:30	48 km	187 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia
M6.4 1969-02-20	1969-02-20 09:55	44 km	199 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia
M6.4 1969-02-17	1969-02-17 00:43	29 km	220 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia
M6.1 1968-11-09	1968-11-09 20:30	43 km	148 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia
M6.1 1968-10-31	1968-10-31 09:06	30 km	125 km E of Bitung, Indonesia
M6.0 1968-08-17	1968-08-17 04:00	46 km	129 km E of Bitung, Indonesia
M6.0 1968-08-11	1968-08-11 20:00	25 km	136 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia
M6.5 1968-08-10	1968-08-10 05:51	21 km	114 km E of Bitung, 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.