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M6.9 earthquake, Indonesia, 1979-07-24

MagnitudeM6.9ms

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Depth31 km

Time (UTC)1979-07-24 19:31

Rank in 197911 / 86among M6+

Rank since 19001858 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×22approx.

south of Java, Indonesia · -11.15, 107.71

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

2006 M7.7M7.7

1979 M6.9M6.9

2013 M6.7M6.7

2011 M6.7M6.7

1974 M6.5M6.5

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.5 1974-09-07	1974-09-07 20:43	33 km	260 km SSW of Kroya, Indonesia
M6.0 1958-02-11	1958-02-11 00:46	25 km	190 km S of Banjar, Indonesia
M6.2 1957-05-12	1957-05-12 11:29	25 km	187 km S of Banjar, Indonesia
M6.3 1944-09-14	1944-09-14 06:39	35 km	136 km S of Kawalu, Indonesia
M6.3 1940-03-21	1940-03-21 13:52	15 km	south of Java, Indonesia
M6.5 1924-12-12	1924-12-12 23:44	15 km	south of Java, 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.