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M6.6 earthquake, Indonesia, 1959-11-26

MagnitudeM6.6mw

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Depth30 km

Time (UTC)1959-11-26 23:09

Rank in 195925 / 106among M6+

Rank since 19003954 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×7approx.

160 km SSW of Pagar Alam, Indonesia · -5.41, 102.82

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

2007 M8.4M8.4

2000 M7.9M7.9

1914 M7.5M7.5

1933 M7.5M7.5

2001 M7.4M7.4

1943 M7.4M7.4

1931 M7.3M7.3

1931 M7.0M7.0

1900 M7.0M7.0

1975 M7.0M7.0

1971 M7.0M7.0

1994 M6.9M6.9

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.2 1959-11-26	1959-11-26 07:06	35 km	167 km SSW of Pagar Alam, Indonesia
M6.0 1957-07-09	1957-07-09 09:58	40 km	142 km WSW of Bandar Lampung, Indonesia
M6.3 1952-03-15	1952-03-15 11:15	15 km	48 km NW of Bengkulu, Indonesia
M6.4 1950-03-27	1950-03-27 21:18	35 km	189 km S of Pagar Alam, Indonesia
M6.3 1949-03-04	1949-03-04 01:17	55 km	southern Sumatra, Indonesia
M6.3 1947-11-01	1947-11-01 05:59	35 km	62 km WSW of Bengkulu, Indonesia
M6.6 1946-03-26	1946-03-26 17:09	45 km	44 km WSW of Bengkulu, Indonesia
M6.0 1944-11-01	1944-11-01 12:01	15 km	69 km SSE of Pagar Alam, Indonesia
M7.4 1943-06-08	1943-06-08 20:42	15 km	78 km NNW of Curup, Indonesia
M6.2 1943-06-07	1943-06-07 23:20	15 km	76 km NW of Curup, 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.