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M6.8 earthquake, Indonesia, 1989-07-31

MagnitudeM6.8mw

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Depth14 km

Time (UTC)1989-07-31 17:07

Rank in 198917 / 137among M6+

Rank since 19002354 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×16approx.

93 km NNW of Ende, Indonesia · -8.05, 121.38

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1996 M7.9M7.9

1992 M7.8M7.8

2026 M7.8M7.8

2021 M7.3M7.3

1938 M7.2M7.2

1990 M7.1M7.1

1927 M7.0M7.0

2015 M7.0M7.0

1964 M6.9M6.9

1991 M6.9M6.9

2009 M6.9M6.9

2020 M6.9M6.9

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.0 1984-09-05	1984-09-05 09:32	201 km	78 km NW of Maumere, Indonesia
M6.4 1983-10-31	1983-10-31 17:37	83 km	58 km SW of Komodo, Indonesia
M6.4 1983-07-24	1983-07-24 23:38	48 km	49 km N of Komodo, Indonesia
M6.0 1976-03-03	1976-03-03 22:50	30 km	71 km NNW of Ende, Indonesia
M6.4 1976-01-23	1976-01-23 05:45	614 km	112 km N of Labuan Bajo, Indonesia
M6.0 1973-12-19	1973-12-19 04:43	58 km	92 km WNW of Waingapu, Indonesia
M6.0 1972-11-05	1972-11-05 00:05	31 km	109 km SSE of Ende, Indonesia
M6.6 1970-06-28	1970-06-28 01:30	88 km	66 km NW of Pante Makasar, Timor Leste
M6.4 1969-05-13	1969-05-13 14:30	632 km	157 km NNE of Ruteng, Indonesia
M6.8 1968-01-26	1968-01-26 04:45	25 km	35 km SW of Ruteng, 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.