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M6.5 earthquake, Indonesia, 2018-08-17

MagnitudeM6.5mww

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Depth529 km

Time (UTC)2018-08-17 15:35

Rank in 201837 / 134among M6+

Rank since 19004668 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×6approx.

124 km N of Labuan Bajo, Indonesia · -7.37, 119.80

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

None

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1992 M7.8M7.8

2026 M7.8M7.8

2021 M7.3M7.3

1990 M7.1M7.1

1927 M7.0M7.0

1911 M7.0M7.0

1922 M7.0M7.0

1968 M6.8M6.8

1989 M6.8M6.8

1954 M6.7M6.7

1928 M6.7M6.7

2009 M6.6M6.6

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.3 2016-12-29	2016-12-29 22:30	79 km	58 km SSE of Dompu, Indonesia
M6.0 2016-08-23	2016-08-23 19:39	533 km	149 km N of Maumere, Indonesia
M6.3 2016-02-12	2016-02-12 10:02	28 km	94 km W of Waingapu, Indonesia
M6.1 2013-09-21	2013-09-21 01:39	550 km	129 km N of Labuan Bajo, Indonesia
M6.6 2009-11-08	2009-11-08 19:41	18 km	29 km NNW of Bima, Indonesia
M6.0 2008-06-03	2008-06-03 22:04	14 km	57 km NE of Labuan Bajo, Indonesia
M6.5 2007-11-25	2007-11-25 19:53	18 km	34 km N of Dompu, Indonesia
M6.5 2007-11-25	2007-11-25 16:02	20 km	28 km NNW of Dompu, Indonesia
M6.3 2006-12-01	2006-12-01 14:01	19 km	22 km N of Bima, Indonesia
M6.3 2006-09-09	2006-09-09 04:13	572 km	143 km N of Labuan Bajo, 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.