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M7.0 earthquake, Indonesia, 1946-05-08

MagnitudeM7.0mw

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Depth35 km

Time (UTC)1946-05-08 05:20

Rank in 194613 / 94among M6+

Rank since 19001631 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×31approx.

122 km W of Pariaman, Indonesia · -0.73, 99.03

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

2007 M7.9M7.9

1943 M7.7M7.7

1935 M7.6M7.6

2009 M7.6M7.6

2008 M7.2M7.2

2023 M7.1M7.1

1984 M7.1M7.1

1998 M7.0M7.0

2007 M7.0M7.0

1946 M7.0M7.0

1971 M7.0M7.0

1974 M6.9M6.9

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M7.7 1943-06-09	1943-06-09 03:06	10 km	26 km S of Sijunjung, Indonesia
M6.4 1938-07-29	1938-07-29 13:06	35 km	150 km W of Pariaman, Indonesia
M6.4 1937-11-28	1937-11-28 05:24	15 km	266 km W of Pariaman, Indonesia
M6.3 1936-10-26	1936-10-26 19:32	15 km	97 km NW of Bukittinggi, Indonesia
M6.0 1936-06-09	1936-06-09 16:36	35 km	144 km WNW of Pariaman, Indonesia
M6.6 1936-01-02	1936-01-02 22:34	30 km	142 km WNW of Pariaman, Indonesia
M7.6 1935-12-28	1935-12-28 02:35	30 km	212 km W of Pariaman, Indonesia
M6.1 1934-08-21	1934-08-21 19:26	35 km	190 km SSW of Padangsidempuan, Indonesia
M6.4 1926-06-28	1926-06-28 06:15	35 km	10 km W of Pariaman, Indonesia
M6.6 1926-06-28	1926-06-28 03:23	15 km	50 km S of Pekanbaru, 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.