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M7.2 earthquake, Indonesia, 1938-10-10

MagnitudeM7.2mw

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Depth15 km

Time (UTC)1938-10-10 20:48

Rank in 193812 / 149among M6+

Rank since 1900843 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×68approx.

182 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 2.40, 126.51

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1936 M7.8M7.8

1966 M7.7M7.7

1932 M7.7M7.7

1968 M7.7M7.7

1910 M7.6M7.6

1969 M7.6M7.6

1907 M7.5M7.5

1986 M7.5M7.5

2007 M7.5M7.5

1912 M7.5M7.5

1914 M7.5M7.5

2026 M7.4M7.4

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.0 1938-10-07	1938-10-07 00:51	25 km	115 km SE of Tondano, Indonesia
M6.2 1937-09-21	1937-09-21 09:39	15 km	163 km ENE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia
M7.0 1936-10-05	1936-10-05 09:44	15 km	146 km E of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia
M6.7 1936-04-01	1936-04-01 20:10	35 km	217 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines
M7.8 1936-04-01	1936-04-01 02:09	35 km	161 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines
M6.0 1935-05-20	1935-05-20 05:21	15 km	226 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines
M6.4 1934-11-27	1934-11-27 06:14	15 km	107 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia
M6.2 1932-08-02	1932-08-02 04:25	35 km	120 km E of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia
M7.7 1932-05-14	1932-05-14 13:11	15 km	148 km SE of Tondano, Indonesia
M6.0 1931-09-29	1931-09-29 05:14	35 km	128 km E of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), 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.