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M7.0 earthquake, Indonesia, 1949-09-14

MagnitudeM7.0mw

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Depth15 km

Time (UTC)1949-09-14 19:50

Rank in 194913 / 83among M6+

Rank since 19001693 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×28approx.

134 km ESE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 1.04, 126.10

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1932 M7.7M7.7

1968 M7.7M7.7

1907 M7.5M7.5

1986 M7.5M7.5

2007 M7.5M7.5

1912 M7.5M7.5

2026 M7.4M7.4

1908 M7.3M7.3

1938 M7.2M7.2

2019 M7.2M7.2

1925 M7.1M7.1

1989 M7.1M7.1

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.2 1949-06-26	1949-06-26 08:41	55 km	153 km S of Tondano, Indonesia
M7.0 1949-03-27	1949-03-27 06:34	60 km	86 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia
M6.3 1948-06-21	1948-06-21 12:05	15 km	202 km S of Sarangani, Philippines
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
M7.1 1947-06-12	1947-06-12 09:02	15 km	128 km ESE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia
M6.4 1945-10-16	1945-10-16 16:03	55 km	113 km SE of Gorontalo, Indonesia
M6.4 1944-10-14	1944-10-14 20:16	15 km	51 km SW of Tobelo, Indonesia
M6.7 1944-09-11	1944-09-11 09:45	15 km	139 km W 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.