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M6.5 earthquake, Indonesia, 1990-09-23

MagnitudeM6.5ms

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Depth33 km

Time (UTC)1990-09-23 20:33

Rank in 199051 / 153among M6+

Rank since 19004411 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×6approx.

289 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · -6.73, 130.37

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1938 M8.5M8.5

1963 M8.1M8.1

1950 M7.7M7.7

2006 M7.6M7.6

2023 M7.6M7.6

1927 M7.5M7.5

1983 M7.3M7.3

2019 M7.3M7.3

1992 M7.3M7.3

1914 M7.1M7.1

1962 M7.1M7.1

1995 M7.1M7.1

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.1 1989-12-12	1989-12-12 08:33	74 km	237 km WNW of Tual, Indonesia
M6.9 1988-05-30	1988-05-30 21:11	86 km	184 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste
M6.2 1988-02-06	1988-02-06 15:15	38 km	137 km SW of Tual, Indonesia
M6.4 1987-10-03	1987-10-03 10:16	74 km	193 km W of Tual, Indonesia
M7.1 1987-06-17	1987-06-17 01:32	67 km	217 km W of Tual, Indonesia
M6.4 1986-10-17	1986-10-17 07:32	67 km	151 km WNW of Tual, Indonesia
M6.0 1985-04-21	1985-04-21 13:53	79 km	260 km W of Tual, Indonesia
M6.2 1985-03-25	1985-03-25 11:07	248 km	Banda Sea
M6.0 1984-02-17	1984-02-17 16:32	158 km	Banda Sea
M7.3 1983-11-24	1983-11-24 05:30	178 km	172 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste

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.