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M6.5 earthquake, Indonesia, 1973-03-18

MagnitudeM6.5ms

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Depth33 km

Time (UTC)1973-03-18 11:06

Rank in 197321 / 93among M6+

Rank since 19004267 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×6approx.

162 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 2.03, 126.58

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

1907 M7.5M7.5

1986 M7.5M7.5

2007 M7.5M7.5

1912 M7.5M7.5

1914 M7.5M7.5

2026 M7.4M7.4

1908 M7.3M7.3

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.3 1973-03-16	1973-03-16 00:51	18 km	157 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia
M6.3 1972-09-05	1972-09-05 17:18	125 km	36 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia
M6.2 1972-08-01	1972-08-01 19:06	96 km	88 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia
M6.6 1971-04-07	1971-04-07 04:59	27 km	149 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia
M6.1 1969-12-14	1969-12-14 02:42	30 km	139 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia
M6.6 1969-08-11	1969-08-11 23:52	29 km	160 km ENE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia
M7.0 1969-08-05	1969-08-05 02:13	28 km	121 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia
M6.0 1969-03-27	1969-03-27 04:46	24 km	231 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia
M6.2 1969-03-05	1969-03-05 13:52	33 km	256 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia
M6.2 1969-02-20	1969-02-20 16:58	34 km	206 km N of Tobelo, 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.