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M6.6 earthquake, Indonesia, 1960-03-05

MagnitudeM6.6mw

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Depth30 km

Time (UTC)1960-03-05 13:49

Rank in 196028 / 136among M6+

Rank since 19003382 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×8approx.

145 km SE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 0.77, 128.91

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1966 M7.7M7.7

1907 M7.5M7.5

1986 M7.5M7.5

2007 M7.5M7.5

1923 M7.4M7.4

2026 M7.4M7.4

1925 M7.3M7.3

2019 M7.2M7.2

1963 M7.1M7.1

1925 M7.1M7.1

1989 M7.1M7.1

2014 M7.1M7.1

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.1 1959-09-05	1959-09-05 06:07	20 km	148 km SE of Tobelo, Indonesia
M6.5 1958-07-19	1958-07-19 18:16	45 km	168 km WNW of Sorong, Indonesia
M6.1 1957-09-27	1957-09-27 04:08	20 km	208 km SSW of Sofifi, Indonesia
M6.3 1950-07-29	1950-07-29 16:45	30 km	112 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia
M7.0 1949-03-27	1949-03-27 06:34	60 km	86 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia
M6.6 1948-03-13	1948-03-13 20:02	15 km	135 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia
M6.5 1948-01-28	1948-01-28 03:47	15 km	129 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia
M6.6 1947-09-25	1947-09-25 23:31	15 km	54 km NNE of Ternate, Indonesia
M6.4 1944-10-14	1944-10-14 20:16	15 km	51 km SW of Tobelo, Indonesia
M6.1 1942-12-13	1942-12-13 19:12	25 km	132 km WSW of Ternate, 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.