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M6.7 earthquake, Indonesia, 1919-11-18

MagnitudeM6.7mw

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Depth35 km

Time (UTC)1919-11-18 03:58

Rank in 191918 / 90among M6+

Rank since 19002632 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×13approx.

158 km SW of Tual, Indonesia · -6.71, 131.81

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1938 M8.5M8.5

1963 M8.1M8.1

1950 M7.7M7.7

1943 M7.7M7.7

2023 M7.6M7.6

1927 M7.5M7.5

2019 M7.3M7.3

1992 M7.3M7.3

1995 M7.1M7.1

2005 M7.1M7.1

2012 M7.1M7.1

2023 M7.1M7.1

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.8 1918-11-23	1918-11-23 22:57	15 km	Banda Sea
M6.5 1915-05-05	1915-05-05 11:09	35 km	264 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia
M6.9 1909-10-30	1909-10-30 10:17	150 km	Banda Sea
M6.7 1909-05-30	1909-05-30 21:01	15 km	284 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste

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.