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M6.7 earthquake, Indonesia, 1916-04-15

MagnitudeM6.7mw

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Depth35 km

Time (UTC)1916-04-15 12:31

Rank in 191625 / 57among M6+

Rank since 19002702 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×12approx.

69 km SSE of Bengkulu, Indonesia · -4.34, 102.60

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

2007 M8.4M8.4

2000 M7.9M7.9

2007 M7.9M7.9

2010 M7.8M7.8

1909 M7.6M7.6

1914 M7.5M7.5

1933 M7.5M7.5

2001 M7.4M7.4

1943 M7.4M7.4

1931 M7.3M7.3

2004 M7.3M7.3

1931 M7.0M7.0

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.3 1914-07-14	1914-07-14 03:10	30 km	159 km SSW of Pagar Alam, Indonesia
M7.5 1914-06-25	1914-06-25 19:07	35 km	73 km WSW of Bengkulu, Indonesia
M7.6 1909-06-03	1909-06-03 18:40	35 km	76 km SSW of Sungai Penuh, Indonesia
M6.0 1906-10-28	1906-10-28 15:50	60 km	67 km SSW of Bengkulu, 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.