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M6.6 earthquake, Indonesia, 1959-10-15

MagnitudeM6.6mw

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Depth35 km

Time (UTC)1959-10-15 06:15

Rank in 195920 / 106among M6+

Rank since 19003381 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×8approx.

108 km NNE of Palu, Indonesia · 0.04, 120.12

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1939 M8.1M8.1

1996 M7.9M7.9

1905 M7.8M7.8

1938 M7.7M7.7

2018 M7.5M7.5

1984 M7.4M7.4

2008 M7.4M7.4

1968 M7.2M7.2

1913 M7.1M7.1

1996 M7.0M7.0

1932 M7.0M7.0

1968 M6.9M6.9

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.0 1954-09-20	1954-09-20 00:39	50 km	71 km SSW of Poso, Indonesia
M6.2 1948-07-18	1948-07-18 06:43	35 km	138 km W of Gorontalo, Indonesia
M6.2 1946-02-28	1946-02-28 02:22	35 km	211 km NNE of Palu, Indonesia
M6.1 1946-02-24	1946-02-24 09:29	35 km	161 km NNE of Palu, Indonesia
M6.2 1946-01-07	1946-01-07 06:14	35 km	211 km WNW of Gorontalo, Indonesia
M6.5 1943-09-05	1943-09-05 08:34	35 km	103 km WNW of Gorontalo, Indonesia
M6.2 1941-06-23	1941-06-23 09:28	35 km	54 km SW of Palu, Indonesia
M6.1 1941-02-08	1941-02-08 18:46	25 km	244 km NNE of Palu, Indonesia
M6.7 1941-01-05	1941-01-05 18:47	25 km	152 km NW of Gorontalo, Indonesia
M6.3 1940-07-21	1940-07-21 15:38	15 km	Celebes Sea

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.