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M8.6 earthquake, Indonesia, 2005-03-28

MagnitudeM8.6mww

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Depth30 km

Time (UTC)2005-03-28 16:09

Rank in 20051 / 150among M6+

Rank since 190013 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×7,943approx.

78 km WSW of Singkil, Indonesia · 2.08, 97.11

M5.5+ within 100 km in the next 30 days

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M5.5 2005-03-28	2005-03-28 16:44	31 km	45 km SSE of Sinabang, Indonesia
M5.9 2005-03-29	2005-03-29 05:16	30 km	29 km NE of Sinabang, Indonesia
M5.7 2005-03-30	2005-03-30 01:13	27 km	95 km SW of Singkil, Indonesia
M5.8 2005-03-31	2005-03-31 07:23	22 km	98 km SW of Singkil, Indonesia
M6.3 2005-04-03	2005-04-03 03:10	36 km	33 km SSE of Singkil, Indonesia
M6.1 2005-04-11	2005-04-11 06:11	24 km	54 km SE of Sinabang, Indonesia
M5.5 2005-04-11	2005-04-11 09:04	27 km	67 km SE of Sinabang, Indonesia
M6.4 2005-04-16	2005-04-16 16:38	31 km	54 km SSW of Singkil, Indonesia

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

2004 M9.1M9.1

2005 M8.6M8.6

1907 M8.2M8.2

2010 M7.8M7.8

1935 M7.6M7.6

1969 M7.5M7.5

2002 M7.4M7.4

2008 M7.4M7.4

2010 M7.2M7.2

1984 M7.1M7.1

1936 M7.1M7.1

1935 M7.0M7.0

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.8 2005-02-26	2005-02-26 12:56	36 km	99 km WNW of Sinabang, Indonesia
M6.0 2005-02-05	2005-02-05 04:03	30 km	156 km W of Sinabang, Indonesia
M6.2 2005-01-26	2005-01-26 22:00	22 km	199 km W of Sinabang, Indonesia
M9.1 2004-12-26	2004-12-26 00:58	30 km	2004 Sumatra - Andaman Islands Earthquake
M6.1 2004-05-11	2004-05-11 08:28	21 km	181 km SW of Sibolga, Indonesia
M6.3 2002-11-02	2002-11-02 09:46	27 km	52 km N of Sinabang, Indonesia
M7.4 2002-11-02	2002-11-02 01:26	30 km	50 km NW of Sinabang, Indonesia
M6.0 2000-09-01	2000-09-01 11:56	33 km	117 km SSE of Sinabang, Indonesia
M6.0 1997-08-20	1997-08-20 07:15	33 km	47 km ENE of Meulaboh, Indonesia
M6.3 1996-10-10	1996-10-10 15:21	33 km	62 km WSW of Binjai, 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.