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M6.9 earthquake, Indonesia, 2015-12-09

MagnitudeM6.9mww

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Depth21 km

Time (UTC)2015-12-09 10:21

Rank in 201524 / 146among M6+

Rank since 19001997 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×22approx.

107 km SE of Amahai, Indonesia · -4.11, 129.51

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

None

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1938 M8.5M8.5

2006 M7.6M7.6

2019 M7.3M7.3

1992 M7.3M7.3

1950 M7.3M7.3

1948 M7.1M7.1

1914 M7.1M7.1

2005 M7.1M7.1

2012 M7.1M7.1

2023 M7.1M7.1

1987 M7.1M7.1

1919 M7.0M7.0

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.0 2014-12-06	2014-12-06 22:05	116 km	Banda Sea
M7.1 2012-12-10	2012-12-10 16:53	155 km	Banda Sea
M6.1 2012-10-08	2012-10-08 11:43	10 km	127 km S of Amahai, Indonesia
M6.1 2011-08-16	2011-08-16 11:03	26 km	151 km NW of Amahai, Indonesia
M6.0 2010-04-24	2010-04-24 07:41	27 km	181 km NNW of Amahai, Indonesia
M6.1 2009-12-26	2009-12-26 08:57	85 km	171 km W of Tual, Indonesia
M6.9 2009-10-24	2009-10-24 14:40	130 km	268 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia
M6.2 2008-11-07	2008-11-07 16:04	10 km	Banda Sea
M6.3 2008-08-04	2008-08-04 20:45	174 km	285 km W of Tual, Indonesia
M6.4 2007-08-17	2007-08-17 03:04	10 km	219 km SSE 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.