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M6.9 earthquake, Indonesia, 1917-11-04

MagnitudeM6.9mw

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Depth15 km

Time (UTC)1917-11-04 12:03

Rank in 191719 / 87among M6+

Rank since 19001731 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×25approx.

28 km NNE of Sinabang, Indonesia · 2.71, 96.51

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

2004 M9.1M9.1

2005 M8.6M8.6

1907 M8.2M8.2

2010 M7.8M7.8

1969 M7.5M7.5

2002 M7.4M7.4

2008 M7.4M7.4

2010 M7.2M7.2

1936 M7.1M7.1

1935 M7.0M7.0

1976 M7.0M7.0

1917 M6.9M6.9

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.1 1916-07-27	1916-07-27 11:52	15 km	59 km W of Kabanjahe, Indonesia
M6.1 1915-12-19	1915-12-19 20:13	35 km	33 km SW of Sinabang, Indonesia
M6.2 1915-04-03	1915-04-03 13:42	35 km	126 km SW of Singkil, Indonesia
M6.7 1914-05-29	1914-05-29 04:47	35 km	214 km SW of Sibolga, Indonesia
M6.3 1912-09-11	1912-09-11 00:47	75 km	27 km E of Meulaboh, Indonesia
M6.8 1908-11-02	1908-11-02 05:15	25 km	60 km W of Sinabang, Indonesia
M8.2 1907-01-04	1907-01-04 05:19	25 km	The 1907 Sumatra Earthquake and Tsunami

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.