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M6.6 earthquake, Indonesia, 1923-12-05

MagnitudeM6.6mw

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Depth35 km

Time (UTC)1923-12-05 22:35

Rank in 192340 / 93among M6+

Rank since 19003922 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×7approx.

28 km E of Poso, Indonesia · -1.40, 121.00

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1939 M8.1M8.1

1996 M7.9M7.9

1905 M7.8M7.8

1938 M7.7M7.7

2000 M7.6M7.6

2018 M7.5M7.5

1984 M7.4M7.4

1968 M7.2M7.2

1984 M7.0M7.0

1996 M7.0M7.0

1968 M6.9M6.9

2019 M6.8M6.8

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.4 1923-02-23	1923-02-23 05:51	35 km	54 km NE of Luwuk, Indonesia
M6.4 1922-09-11	1922-09-11 14:44	35 km	69 km NNE of Luwuk, Indonesia
M6.1 1917-06-03	1917-06-03 14:34	35 km	119 km N of Kendari, Indonesia
M6.8 1913-11-19	1913-11-19 03:20	35 km	161 km S of Luwuk, Indonesia
M6.7 1912-12-23	1912-12-23 23:56	35 km	30 km N of Luwuk, Indonesia
M6.8 1909-03-17	1909-03-17 22:53	35 km	109 km WSW of Luwuk, Indonesia
M6.3 1907-07-29	1907-07-29 19:28	35 km	Sulawesi, Indonesia
M6.4 1907-05-25	1907-05-25 11:50	35 km	35 km NNW of Palu, Indonesia
M7.8 1905-01-22	1905-01-22 02:43	90 km	160 km W of Gorontalo, 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.