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M6.8 earthquake, Indonesia, 1987-02-13

MagnitudeM6.8mw

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Depth32 km

Time (UTC)1987-02-13 07:18

Rank in 198721 / 166among M6+

Rank since 19002338 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×16approx.

136 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 0.67, 126.17

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1932 M7.7M7.7

1968 M7.7M7.7

1907 M7.5M7.5

1986 M7.5M7.5

2007 M7.5M7.5

2026 M7.4M7.4

1908 M7.3M7.3

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
M6.2 1987-02-08	1987-02-08 17:48	17 km	126 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia
M6.4 1987-01-29	1987-01-29 02:43	48 km	138 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia
M6.1 1986-12-07	1986-12-07 14:40	220 km	71 km SW of Tomohon, Indonesia
M6.0 1986-11-11	1986-11-11 00:02	79 km	153 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia
M6.3 1986-08-17	1986-08-17 15:31	33 km	110 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia
M6.4 1986-08-17	1986-08-17 15:27	31 km	131 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia
M6.1 1986-08-16	1986-08-16 21:08	33 km	150 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia
M6.4 1986-08-16	1986-08-16 17:19	33 km	152 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia
M6.3 1986-08-15	1986-08-15 07:40	33 km	161 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia
M7.5 1986-08-14	1986-08-14 19:39	33 km	146 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.