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M6.6 earthquake, Indonesia, 2015-09-24

MagnitudeM6.6mww

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Depth18 km

Time (UTC)2015-09-24 15:53

Rank in 201546 / 146among M6+

Rank since 19003742 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×8approx.

28 km N of Sorong, Indonesia · -0.62, 131.26

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

None

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

2009 M7.7M7.7

1923 M7.4M7.4

2009 M7.4M7.4

1925 M7.3M7.3

1927 M7.0M7.0

1930 M7.0M7.0

1934 M6.8M6.8

1937 M6.8M6.8

1944 M6.8M6.8

1989 M6.7M6.7

2015 M6.6M6.6

1941 M6.5M6.5

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.1 2009-08-02	2009-08-02 08:54	20 km	136 km WNW of Manokwari, Indonesia
M6.0 2009-01-06	2009-01-06 22:48	16 km	73 km WNW of Manokwari, Indonesia
M7.4 2009-01-03	2009-01-03 22:33	23 km	86 km WNW of Manokwari, Indonesia
M7.7 2009-01-03	2009-01-03 19:43	17 km	140 km WNW of Manokwari, Indonesia
M6.5 2004-07-28	2004-07-28 03:56	13 km	117 km WNW of Manokwari, Indonesia
M6.3 2003-03-14	2003-03-14 07:06	33 km	133 km WNW of Manokwari, Indonesia
M6.5 2001-09-11	2001-09-11 14:56	33 km	108 km WNW of Manokwari, Indonesia
M6.2 2001-01-29	2001-01-29 23:21	33 km	83 km WNW of Manokwari, Indonesia
M6.1 2000-09-10	2000-09-10 19:06	33 km	216 km W of Sorong, Indonesia
M6.7 1989-01-10	1989-01-10 05:55	47 km	182 km E of Amahai, 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.