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M6.8 earthquake, Indonesia, 1979-09-29

MagnitudeM6.8ms

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Depth27 km

Time (UTC)1979-09-29 18:37

Rank in 197914 / 86among M6+

Rank since 19002308 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×16approx.

276 km WSW of Sinabang, Indonesia · 1.19, 94.25

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

2012 M8.6M8.6

2012 M8.2M8.2

1907 M8.2M8.2

1969 M7.5M7.5

2002 M7.4M7.4

2008 M7.4M7.4

2012 M7.2M7.2

1995 M6.9M6.9

1908 M6.8M6.8

2005 M6.8M6.8

1979 M6.8M6.8

2021 M6.7M6.7

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M7.5 1969-11-21	1969-11-21 02:05	21 km	209 km WSW of Sinabang, Indonesia
M6.0 1969-09-22	1969-09-22 01:46	35 km	79 km NW of Sinabang, Indonesia
M6.3 1956-04-02	1956-04-02 10:50	30 km	75 km SSE of Sinabang, Indonesia
M6.3 1937-07-01	1937-07-01 11:49	30 km	84 km NW of Sinabang, Indonesia
M6.2 1920-03-17	1920-03-17 18:37	15 km	134 km SW of Sinabang, Indonesia
M6.1 1915-12-19	1915-12-19 20:13	35 km	33 km SW of Sinabang, Indonesia
M6.8 1908-11-02	1908-11-02 05:15	25 km	60 km W of Sinabang, Indonesia
M8.2 1907-01-04	1907-01-04 05:19	25 km	The 1907 Sumatra Earthquake and Tsunami

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.