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M6.8 earthquake, Indonesia, 2019-04-12

MagnitudeM6.8mww

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Depth15 km

Time (UTC)2019-04-12 11:40

Rank in 201914 / 145among M6+

Rank since 19002494 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×16approx.

Sulawesi, Indonesia · -1.81, 122.58

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

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M5.7 2019-04-12	2019-04-12 11:45	10 km	102 km S of Luwuk, Indonesia

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1939 M8.1M8.1

1905 M7.8M7.8

1998 M7.7M7.7

2000 M7.6M7.6

2001 M7.5M7.5

1941 M7.4M7.4

1984 M7.4M7.4

1968 M6.9M6.9

2019 M6.8M6.8

1913 M6.8M6.8

1909 M6.8M6.8

1964 M6.7M6.7

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.6 2017-05-29	2017-05-29 14:35	12 km	37 km WNW of Poso, Indonesia
M6.1 2015-03-15	2015-03-15 23:17	31 km	70 km NW of Luwuk, Indonesia
M6.1 2012-12-17	2012-12-17 09:16	44 km	118 km ENE of Luwuk, Indonesia
M6.3 2012-08-18	2012-08-18 09:41	10 km	51 km SSE of Palu, Indonesia
M6.0 2011-12-13	2011-12-13 07:52	161 km	55 km S of Gorontalo, Indonesia
M6.1 2011-02-15	2011-02-15 13:33	16 km	146 km SSE of Poso, Indonesia
M6.0 2006-07-23	2006-07-23 08:22	28 km	87 km NE of Luwuk, Indonesia
M6.3 2006-06-24	2006-06-24 21:15	26 km	76 km NE of Luwuk, Indonesia
M6.2 2002-08-15	2002-08-15 05:30	10 km	68 km ENE of Poso, Indonesia
M6.1 2001-12-09	2001-12-09 18:15	156 km	63 km SSW of Gorontalo, 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.