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M6.6 earthquake, Indonesia, 2017-05-29

MagnitudeM6.6mww

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Depth12 km

Time (UTC)2017-05-29 14:35

Rank in 201721 / 110among M6+

Rank since 19003754 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×8approx.

37 km WNW of Poso, Indonesia · -1.29, 120.43

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

None

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1939 M8.1M8.1

1996 M7.9M7.9

1905 M7.8M7.8

1938 M7.7M7.7

2018 M7.5M7.5

1984 M7.4M7.4

1968 M7.2M7.2

1969 M7.1M7.1

1984 M7.0M7.0

1996 M7.0M7.0

1968 M6.9M6.9

2019 M6.8M6.8

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.1 2015-03-15	2015-03-15 23:17	31 km	70 km NW of Luwuk, Indonesia
M6.3 2012-08-18	2012-08-18 09:41	10 km	51 km SSE of Palu, Indonesia
M6.1 2011-02-15	2011-02-15 13:33	16 km	146 km SSE of Poso, Indonesia
M6.3 2005-01-23	2005-01-23 20:10	11 km	32 km SSE of Palu, Indonesia
M6.2 2002-08-15	2002-08-15 05:30	10 km	68 km ENE of Poso, Indonesia
M6.0 2001-03-14	2001-03-14 18:56	109 km	130 km W of Gorontalo, Indonesia
M6.2 1999-08-12	1999-08-12 05:44	33 km	92 km SSW of Luwuk, Indonesia
M6.2 1999-02-23	1999-02-23 07:27	33 km	127 km NNW of Palu, Indonesia
M6.0 1998-10-10	1998-10-10 16:32	33 km	55 km N of Palu, Indonesia
M6.0 1998-09-21	1998-09-21 06:52	147 km	72 km WSW of Gorontalo, 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.