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M6.7 earthquake, Indonesia, 1945-07-23

MagnitudeM6.7mw

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Depth15 km

Time (UTC)1945-07-23 03:54

Rank in 194516 / 88among M6+

Rank since 19003173 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×10approx.

20 km SSW of Sigli, Indonesia · 5.21, 95.90

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

2004 M9.1M9.1

1907 M8.2M8.2

2002 M7.4M7.4

2008 M7.4M7.4

2010 M7.2M7.2

1936 M7.1M7.1

1955 M7.0M7.0

1935 M7.0M7.0

1976 M7.0M7.0

1917 M6.9M6.9

1936 M6.9M6.9

1964 M6.9M6.9

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.2 1945-07-22	1945-07-22 10:40	65 km	66 km WNW of Meulaboh, Indonesia
M6.1 1942-05-24	1942-05-24 03:26	15 km	8 km E of Bireun, Indonesia
M6.6 1942-01-30	1942-01-30 12:12	15 km	3 km ESE of Sabang, Indonesia
M6.3 1937-07-01	1937-07-01 11:49	30 km	84 km NW of Sinabang, Indonesia
M6.2 1936-09-19	1936-09-19 06:30	15 km	109 km WSW of Pangkalan Brandan, Indonesia
M7.1 1936-09-19	1936-09-19 01:01	20 km	86 km WSW of Pangkalan Brandan, Indonesia
M6.9 1936-08-23	1936-08-23 21:12	50 km	75 km WSW of Banda Aceh, Indonesia
M6.3 1935-11-25	1935-11-25 10:03	35 km	184 km W of Banda Aceh, Indonesia
M6.1 1935-11-12	1935-11-12 21:28	15 km	95 km SW of Pangkalan Brandan, Indonesia
M7.0 1935-08-03	1935-08-03 01:10	25 km	40 km NE of Meulaboh, 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.