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M6.8 earthquake, Indonesia, 1968-01-26

MagnitudeM6.8mw

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Depth25 km

Time (UTC)1968-01-26 04:45

Rank in 196827 / 159among M6+

Rank since 19002280 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×16approx.

35 km SW of Ruteng, Indonesia · -8.87, 120.27

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1992 M7.8M7.8

2026 M7.8M7.8

2021 M7.3M7.3

1938 M7.2M7.2

1990 M7.1M7.1

1922 M7.0M7.0

1989 M6.8M6.8

1968 M6.8M6.8

1954 M6.7M6.7

1928 M6.7M6.7

2004 M6.7M6.7

2009 M6.6M6.6

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.3 1963-03-24	1963-03-24 02:07	20 km	41 km ENE of Waingapu, Indonesia
M6.5 1961-03-16	1961-03-16 13:45	45 km	43 km N of Ende, Indonesia
M6.0 1959-06-28	1959-06-28 19:43	60 km	77 km SSE of Maumere, Indonesia
M6.2 1959-04-06	1959-04-06 14:12	35 km	48 km S of Waingapu, Indonesia
M6.7 1954-11-02	1954-11-02 08:24	20 km	46 km NE of Bima, Indonesia
M6.3 1951-04-13	1951-04-13 10:14	25 km	139 km WSW of Waingapu, Indonesia
M6.2 1949-05-16	1949-05-16 04:32	35 km	30 km SSE of Waingapu, Indonesia
M6.3 1949-04-23	1949-04-23 11:15	20 km	86 km N of Ruteng, Indonesia
M6.0 1945-11-22	1945-11-22 20:50	35 km	133 km SSE of Dompu, Indonesia
M6.3 1938-12-21	1938-12-21 12:26	25 km	139 km SSE of Dompu, 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.