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M6.5 earthquake, Indonesia, 1918-09-22

MagnitudeM6.5mw

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Depth35 km

Time (UTC)1918-09-22 09:55

Rank in 191833 / 94among M6+

Rank since 19004108 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×6approx.

63 km SSW of Padang, Indonesia · -1.46, 100.09

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

2007 M7.9M7.9

2010 M7.8M7.8

1943 M7.7M7.7

1935 M7.6M7.6

2009 M7.6M7.6

1909 M7.6M7.6

1943 M7.4M7.4

2008 M7.2M7.2

2023 M7.1M7.1

1984 M7.1M7.1

1998 M7.0M7.0

2007 M7.0M7.0

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.0 1917-04-16	1917-04-16 18:45	35 km	135 km SW of Padang, Indonesia
M7.6 1909-06-03	1909-06-03 18:40	35 km	76 km SSW of Sungai Penuh, Indonesia
M7.0 1900-01-05	1900-01-05 19:00	–	Southern Sumatra, 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.