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M6.5 earthquake, Indonesia, 2017-12-15

MagnitudeM6.5mww

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Depth90 km

Time (UTC)2017-12-15 16:47

Rank in 201739 / 110among M6+

Rank since 19004666 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×6approx.

12 km SSW of Kawalu, Indonesia · -7.49, 108.17

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

None

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

2006 M7.7M7.7

2007 M7.5M7.5

1943 M7.4M7.4

1903 M7.3M7.3

1963 M7.0M7.0

2009 M7.0M7.0

1937 M6.9M6.9

2000 M6.8M6.8

2013 M6.7M6.7

2011 M6.7M6.7

2016 M6.6M6.6

1974 M6.5M6.5

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.6 2016-10-19	2016-10-19 00:26	614 km	161 km NNE of Pamanukan, Indonesia
M6.1 2016-04-06	2016-04-06 14:45	29 km	111 km S of Banjar, Indonesia
M6.1 2014-01-25	2014-01-25 05:14	66 km	39 km S of Kroya, Indonesia
M6.7 2013-06-13	2013-06-13 16:47	9 km	south of Java, Indonesia
M6.7 2011-04-03	2011-04-03 20:06	14 km	278 km SSW of Kawalu, Indonesia
M7.0 2009-09-02	2009-09-02 07:55	46 km	66 km SSW of Banjar, Indonesia
M7.5 2007-08-08	2007-08-08 17:05	280 km	35 km NNE of Rengasdengklok, Indonesia
M6.1 2007-08-08	2007-08-08 17:04	291 km	42 km NNW of Pamanukan, Indonesia
M6.0 2006-09-21	2006-09-21 18:54	25 km	121 km S of Pundong, Indonesia
M6.1 2006-07-17	2006-07-17 15:45	21 km	220 km SSW of Sidareja, 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.