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M6.6 earthquake, Indonesia, 1944-01-05

MagnitudeM6.6mw

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Depth45 km

Time (UTC)1944-01-05 21:12

Rank in 194428 / 83among M6+

Rank since 19003415 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×8approx.

92 km S of Sungai Penuh, Indonesia · -2.89, 101.31

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

2007 M8.4M8.4

2000 M7.9M7.9

2007 M7.9M7.9

2010 M7.8M7.8

1943 M7.7M7.7

2009 M7.6M7.6

1909 M7.6M7.6

1914 M7.5M7.5

2001 M7.4M7.4

1943 M7.4M7.4

1931 M7.3M7.3

2008 M7.2M7.2

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
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
M6.0 1940-06-26	1940-06-26 08:00	35 km	80 km SSW of Bengkulu, Indonesia
M6.1 1938-08-18	1938-08-18 09:30	65 km	41 km SE of Bengkulu, Indonesia
M6.2 1938-01-18	1938-01-18 04:19	35 km	63 km SSW of Bengkulu, Indonesia
M6.3 1935-08-23	1935-08-23 13:57	25 km	163 km SSW of Bengkulu, Indonesia
M6.2 1934-02-19	1934-02-19 10:24	28 km	207 km W of Bengkulu, Indonesia
M7.3 1931-09-25	1931-09-25 05:59	35 km	161 km S of Bengkulu, Indonesia
M6.5 1931-02-19	1931-02-19 17:40	35 km	157 km SSW of Pagar Alam, 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.