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M6.5 earthquake, Indonesia, 2016-12-06

MagnitudeM6.5mww

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Depth13 km

Time (UTC)2016-12-06 22:03

Rank in 201645 / 147among M6+

Rank since 19004652 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×6approx.

14 km WNW of Reuleuet, Indonesia · 5.28, 96.17

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

None

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

2004 M9.1M9.1

1907 M8.2M8.2

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

1936 M6.9M6.9

1964 M6.9M6.9

1983 M6.9M6.9

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.6 2015-11-08	2015-11-08 16:47	10 km	Nicobar Islands, India region
M6.1 2013-07-02	2013-07-02 07:37	13 km	61 km S of Bireun, Indonesia
M6.1 2013-01-21	2013-01-21 22:22	12 km	50 km S of Sigli, Indonesia
M6.4 2012-07-25	2012-07-25 00:27	22 km	44 km NW of Sinabang, Indonesia
M7.2 2010-05-09	2010-05-09 05:59	38 km	45 km SSW of Meulaboh, Indonesia
M6.0 2009-12-09	2009-12-09 21:29	21 km	60 km WNW of Sinabang, Indonesia
M6.3 2008-03-29	2008-03-29 17:30	20 km	127 km WNW of Sinabang, Indonesia
M7.4 2008-02-20	2008-02-20 08:08	26 km	56 km NW of Sinabang, Indonesia
M6.0 2007-09-29	2007-09-29 05:37	35 km	106 km WNW of Sinabang, Indonesia
M6.1 2007-04-07	2007-04-07 09:51	30 km	89 km WNW of Sinabang, 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.