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M6.5 earthquake, Indonesia, 1989-07-22

MagnitudeM6.5mw

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Depth142 km

Time (UTC)1989-07-22 05:02

Rank in 198929 / 137among M6+

Rank since 19004394 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×6approx.

64 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 2.30, 128.14

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1936 M7.8M7.8

1966 M7.7M7.7

1968 M7.7M7.7

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

1938 M7.2M7.2

2009 M7.2M7.2

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.1 1989-03-08	1989-03-08 11:44	32 km	135 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia
M6.4 1989-02-27	1989-02-27 23:39	54 km	63 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia
M7.1 1989-02-10	1989-02-10 11:15	44 km	152 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia
M6.0 1988-11-07	1988-11-07 23:15	66 km	140 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia
M6.8 1987-10-29	1987-10-29 20:23	153 km	239 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines
M6.5 1987-05-11	1987-05-11 09:59	94 km	269 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines
M6.3 1987-04-09	1987-04-09 00:48	45 km	71 km SE of Tobelo, Indonesia
M6.1 1987-03-18	1987-03-18 00:22	30 km	165 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia
M6.2 1987-02-16	1987-02-16 17:28	25 km	133 km W of Ternate, Indonesia
M6.8 1987-02-13	1987-02-13 07:18	32 km	136 km W 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.