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M6.9 earthquake, Indonesia, 1957-04-16

MagnitudeM6.9mw

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Depth596 km

Time (UTC)1957-04-16 04:04

Rank in 195724 / 175among M6+

Rank since 19001821 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×22approx.

183 km N of Rengasdengklok, Indonesia · -4.51, 107.12

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1933 M7.5M7.5

2007 M7.5M7.5

1963 M7.0M7.0

1943 M7.0M7.0

1957 M6.9M6.9

1954 M6.8M6.8

2000 M6.8M6.8

2016 M6.6M6.6

1985 M6.5M6.5

2026 M6.5M6.5

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.8 1954-07-03	1954-07-03 22:31	60 km	50 km WSW of Labuan, Indonesia
M6.3 1949-06-24	1949-06-24 22:38	60 km	43 km W of Labuan, Indonesia
M6.4 1948-03-24	1948-03-24 05:19	35 km	29 km W of Labuan, Indonesia
M7.0 1943-04-01	1943-04-01 14:18	35 km	30 km WNW of Labuan, Indonesia
M7.5 1933-06-24	1933-06-24 21:54	20 km	48 km SW of Kotabumi, Indonesia
M6.1 1930-06-19	1930-06-19 13:07	35 km	23 km SSE of Bandar Lampung, 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.