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M6.8 earthquake, Indonesia, 2020-08-18

MagnitudeM6.8mww

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Depth22 km

Time (UTC)2020-08-18 22:23

Rank in 202015 / 121among M6+

Rank since 19002499 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×16approx.

138 km WSW of Bengkulu, Indonesia · -4.32, 101.13

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

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.9 2020-08-18	2020-08-18 22:29	26 km	122 km WSW of Bengkulu, Indonesia
M5.5 2020-08-22	2020-08-22 00:39	21 km	144 km WSW of Bengkulu, Indonesia

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

2007 M8.4M8.4

2000 M7.9M7.9

2007 M7.9M7.9

2010 M7.8M7.8

1909 M7.6M7.6

1914 M7.5M7.5

2001 M7.4M7.4

1943 M7.4M7.4

1931 M7.3M7.3

2008 M7.2M7.2

1931 M7.0M7.0

2007 M7.0M7.0

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.0 2019-02-02	2019-02-02 09:27	20 km	170 km WSW of Sungai Penuh, Indonesia
M6.4 2017-08-13	2017-08-13 03:08	31 km	71 km W of Bengkulu, Indonesia
M6.6 2016-06-01	2016-06-01 22:56	50 km	80 km W of Sungai Penuh, Indonesia
M6.0 2015-05-15	2015-05-15 20:26	151 km	106 km ESE of Sungai Penuh, Indonesia
M6.0 2013-07-06	2013-07-06 05:05	21 km	162 km SW of Sungai Penuh, Indonesia
M6.2 2012-09-14	2012-09-14 04:51	19 km	165 km SSW of Sungai Penuh, Indonesia
M6.0 2011-01-17	2011-01-17 19:20	36 km	129 km SSW of Pagar Alam, Indonesia
M6.3 2010-10-25	2010-10-25 19:37	26 km	150 km SW of Sungai Penuh, Indonesia
M7.8 2010-10-25	2010-10-25 14:42	20 km	215 km SW of Sungai Penuh, Indonesia
M6.5 2010-05-05	2010-05-05 16:29	27 km	132 km WSW of Bengkulu, 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.