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M6.8 earthquake, Indonesia, 1979-04-10

MagnitudeM6.8ms

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Depth37 km

Time (UTC)1979-04-10 01:42

Rank in 197913 / 86among M6+

Rank since 19002307 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×16approx.

181 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 2.96, 126.93

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1936 M7.8M7.8

1966 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

1957 M7.2M7.2

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.2 1979-02-07	1979-02-07 21:02	129 km	177 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines
M6.0 1978-12-14	1978-12-14 19:25	60 km	149 km SE of Tondano, Indonesia
M6.0 1978-04-18	1978-04-18 17:27	128 km	191 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines
M6.1 1977-02-16	1977-02-16 10:40	33 km	149 km SE of Tondano, Indonesia
M6.5 1976-06-26	1976-06-26 10:30	33 km	239 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines
M6.3 1975-05-13	1975-05-13 21:18	36 km	131 km ESE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia
M6.0 1974-05-11	1974-05-11 00:43	33 km	153 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia
M6.5 1973-03-18	1973-03-18 11:06	33 km	162 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia
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

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.