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M6.5 earthquake, Indonesia, 1968-08-10

MagnitudeM6.5mw

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Depth21 km

Time (UTC)1968-08-10 05:51

Rank in 196846 / 159among M6+

Rank since 19004255 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×6approx.

114 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 1.44, 126.16

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

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

1925 M7.1M7.1

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M7.7 1968-08-10	1968-08-10 02:07	21 km	121 km E of Bitung, Indonesia
M6.1 1968-03-17	1968-03-17 20:14	65 km	164 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia
M7.7 1966-09-08	1966-09-08 21:15	115 km	90 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia
M6.1 1966-08-18	1966-08-18 14:37	34 km	84 km SE of Modisi, Indonesia
M6.0 1966-08-18	1966-08-18 14:34	53 km	86 km SE of Modisi, Indonesia
M6.2 1966-03-08	1966-03-08 05:41	29 km	138 km ENE of Bitung, Indonesia
M6.1 1965-11-23	1965-11-23 01:17	24 km	164 km N of Manado, Indonesia
M6.2 1961-11-27	1961-11-27 17:10	25 km	131 km S of Sofifi, Indonesia
M6.2 1961-10-23	1961-10-23 14:39	15 km	232 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines
M6.3 1960-12-14	1960-12-14 23:51	65 km	219 km NE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), 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.