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M6.8 earthquake, Indonesia, 1993-04-19

MagnitudeM6.8mw

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Depth24 km

Time (UTC)1993-04-19 21:01

Rank in 199319 / 148among M6+

Rank since 19002368 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×16approx.

253 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 4.01, 128.20

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1936 M7.8M7.8

1966 M7.7M7.7

1910 M7.6M7.6

1969 M7.6M7.6

1912 M7.5M7.5

1914 M7.5M7.5

1957 M7.2M7.2

1938 M7.2M7.2

2009 M7.2M7.2

1989 M7.1M7.1

1949 M7.0M7.0

1901 M7.0M7.0

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.1 1992-08-09	1992-08-09 19:49	73 km	183 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines
M6.0 1992-03-24	1992-03-24 22:47	53 km	236 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia
M6.3 1991-11-21	1991-11-21 12:38	73 km	96 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines
M6.2 1989-09-14	1989-09-14 19:10	103 km	77 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia
M6.5 1989-07-22	1989-07-22 05:02	142 km	64 km NNE of Tobelo, 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 1988-07-11	1988-07-11 00:12	67 km	119 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines
M6.1 1988-01-28	1988-01-28 11:20	44 km	100 km E of Sarangani, Philippines
M6.2 1987-11-07	1987-11-07 16:23	80 km	93 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines

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.