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M7.5 earthquake, Indonesia, 2018-09-28

MagnitudeM7.5mww

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Depth20 km

Time (UTC)2018-09-28 10:02

Rank in 20186 / 134among M6+

Rank since 1900498 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×178approx.

72 km N of Palu, Indonesia · -0.26, 119.85

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

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M5.8 2018-09-28	2018-09-28 10:14	10 km	99 km N of Palu, Indonesia
M5.7 2018-09-28	2018-09-28 10:16	10 km	Minahasa, Sulawesi, Indonesia
M5.8 2018-09-28	2018-09-28 10:25	10 km	16 km SSE of Palu, Indonesia
M5.6 2018-09-28	2018-09-28 10:50	10 km	14 km NNE of Palu, Indonesia
M5.7 2018-09-28	2018-09-28 13:35	10 km	108 km N of Palu, Indonesia

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1996 M7.9M7.9

1905 M7.8M7.8

1938 M7.7M7.7

2018 M7.5M7.5

1984 M7.4M7.4

1968 M7.2M7.2

1913 M7.1M7.1

1996 M7.0M7.0

1968 M6.9M6.9

1909 M6.8M6.8

1970 M6.7M6.7

1985 M6.7M6.7

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.1 2018-09-28	2018-09-28 06:59	5 km	57 km NNW of Palu, Indonesia
M6.6 2017-05-29	2017-05-29 14:35	12 km	37 km WNW of Poso, Indonesia
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
M6.3 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 1999-02-23	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.