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M6.6 earthquake, Indonesia, 1983-11-07

MagnitudeM6.6mw

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Depth59 km

Time (UTC)1983-11-07 08:42

Rank in 198339 / 136among M6+

Rank since 19003486 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×8approx.

62 km SE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 1.27, 128.34

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1966 M7.7M7.7

1932 M7.7M7.7

1968 M7.7M7.7

1907 M7.5M7.5

1986 M7.5M7.5

2007 M7.5M7.5

2026 M7.4M7.4

1938 M7.2M7.2

2019 M7.2M7.2

1963 M7.1M7.1

1925 M7.1M7.1

1989 M7.1M7.1

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.1 1983-11-07	1983-11-07 08:39	31 km	39 km SSE of Tobelo, Indonesia
M6.2 1983-05-11	1983-05-11 00:17	125 km	72 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia
M6.1 1981-03-26	1981-03-26 21:30	60 km	186 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia
M6.3 1979-10-22	1979-10-22 05:58	33 km	132 km ESE of Tondano, Indonesia
M6.1 1979-05-18	1979-05-18 23:22	33 km	140 km ESE of Tondano, Indonesia
M6.8 1979-04-10	1979-04-10 01:42	37 km	181 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia
M6.0 1978-12-14	1978-12-14 19:25	60 km	149 km SE of Tondano, Indonesia
M6.1 1977-02-16	1977-02-16 10:40	33 km	149 km SE of Tondano, Indonesia
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

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.