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M6.6 earthquake, Molucca Sea, 2019-01-06

MagnitudeM6.6mww

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Depth43 km

Time (UTC)2019-01-06 17:27

Rank in 201921 / 145among M6+

Rank since 19003763 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×8approx.

Molucca Sea · 2.26, 126.76

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

None

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1936 M7.8M7.8

1966 M7.7M7.7

1932 M7.7M7.7

1968 M7.7M7.7

1910 M7.6M7.6

1969 M7.6M7.6

1907 M7.5M7.5

1986 M7.5M7.5

2007 M7.5M7.5

1912 M7.5M7.5

1914 M7.5M7.5

2026 M7.4M7.4

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.0 2018-04-15	2018-04-15 19:30	34 km	88 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia
M6.3 2016-06-07	2016-06-07 19:15	31 km	125 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia
M6.0 2016-02-17	2016-02-17 17:26	9 km	151 km SE of Tobelo, Indonesia
M6.5 2016-01-11	2016-01-11 16:38	13 km	227 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines
M6.3 2015-09-16	2015-09-16 07:40	42 km	161 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia
M6.2 2015-03-17	2015-03-17 22:12	44 km	136 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia
M6.3 2014-12-21	2014-12-21 11:34	41 km	156 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia
M6.8 2014-11-26	2014-11-26 14:33	39 km	157 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia
M6.5 2014-11-21	2014-11-21 10:10	35 km	123 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia
M7.1 2014-11-15	2014-11-15 02:31	45 km	155 km NW of Ternate, 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.