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M6.8 earthquake, Indonesia, 1974-12-24

MagnitudeM6.8ms

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Depth33 km

Time (UTC)1974-12-24 06:55

Rank in 197416 / 97among M6+

Rank since 19002293 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×16approx.

209 km SW of Padang, Indonesia · -2.31, 99.04

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

2007 M7.9M7.9

2010 M7.8M7.8

1943 M7.7M7.7

1935 M7.6M7.6

2009 M7.6M7.6

1909 M7.6M7.6

2008 M7.2M7.2

2023 M7.1M7.1

1998 M7.0M7.0

2007 M7.0M7.0

1946 M7.0M7.0

1995 M6.8M6.8

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.1 1972-12-18	1972-12-18 13:57	36 km	24 km NNE of Tuapejat, Indonesia
M6.2 1972-12-08	1972-12-08 18:13	30 km	12 km NNE of Tuapejat, Indonesia
M6.1 1970-12-19	1970-12-19 10:38	43 km	59 km NE of Tuapejat, Indonesia
M6.7 1967-05-21	1967-05-21 18:45	179 km	43 km ESE of Sijunjung, Indonesia
M6.2 1961-10-26	1961-10-26 15:27	29 km	159 km W of Pariaman, Indonesia
M6.0 1955-09-09	1955-09-09 09:42	41 km	118 km SSW of Padang, Indonesia
M6.1 1955-03-06	1955-03-06 06:18	38 km	southern Sumatra, Indonesia
M6.1 1953-11-07	1953-11-07 13:03	25 km	174 km W of Pariaman, Indonesia
M6.6 1952-05-24	1952-05-24 16:06	30 km	150 km WNW of Pariaman, Indonesia
M6.5 1951-10-31	1951-10-31 06:56	50 km	213 km W of Pariaman, 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.