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M6.9 earthquake, Indonesia, 1968-06-07

MagnitudeM6.9mw

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Depth24 km

Time (UTC)1968-06-07 11:57

Rank in 196823 / 159among M6+

Rank since 19002102 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×19approx.

77 km NNW of Masamba, Indonesia · -1.90, 120.08

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1996 M7.9M7.9

1938 M7.7M7.7

2018 M7.5M7.5

1968 M7.2M7.2

1969 M7.1M7.1

1984 M7.0M7.0

1968 M6.9M6.9

2019 M6.8M6.8

1913 M6.8M6.8

1909 M6.8M6.8

1970 M6.7M6.7

1985 M6.7M6.7

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.1 1966-04-23	1966-04-23 08:56	26 km	82 km WNW of Luwuk, Indonesia
M6.7 1966-04-23	1966-04-23 00:09	22 km	53 km W of Luwuk, Indonesia
M6.1 1965-04-06	1965-04-06 09:42	22 km	49 km NNE of Palu, Indonesia
M6.1 1965-03-19	1965-03-19 16:20	44 km	95 km NW of Masamba, Indonesia
M6.3 1964-10-11	1964-10-11 21:15	25 km	132 km WNW of Luwuk, Indonesia
M6.7 1964-06-30	1964-06-30 13:46	25 km	47 km WNW of Luwuk, Indonesia
M6.6 1959-10-15	1959-10-15 06:15	35 km	108 km NNE of Palu, Indonesia
M6.0 1954-09-20	1954-09-20 00:39	50 km	71 km SSW of Poso, Indonesia
M6.1 1946-02-24	1946-02-24 09:29	35 km	161 km NNE of Palu, Indonesia
M6.0 1941-12-09	1941-12-09 02:43	15 km	94 km E of Palopo, 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.