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M6.5 earthquake, Indonesia, 1993-08-04

MagnitudeM6.5mwb

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Depth32 km

Time (UTC)1993-08-04 11:31

Rank in 199342 / 148among M6+

Rank since 19004432 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×6approx.

111 km SW of Padang, Indonesia · -1.63, 99.61

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

2007 M7.9M7.9

2010 M7.8M7.8

1943 M7.7M7.7

1935 M7.6M7.6

2009 M7.6M7.6

1909 M7.6M7.6

2008 M7.2M7.2

2023 M7.1M7.1

1984 M7.1M7.1

1998 M7.0M7.0

2007 M7.0M7.0

1946 M7.0M7.0

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.4 1991-07-02	1991-07-02 05:14	54 km	58 km WSW of Padang, Indonesia
M6.0 1987-05-18	1987-05-18 07:23	33 km	145 km SSW of Padang, Indonesia
M7.1 1984-11-17	1984-11-17 06:49	33 km	190 km SSW of Sibolga, Indonesia
M6.0 1977-03-08	1977-03-08 23:17	22 km	92 km NNW of Bukittinggi, Indonesia
M6.0 1975-01-08	1975-01-08 01:58	95 km	98 km WNW of Curup, Indonesia
M6.8 1974-12-24	1974-12-24 06:55	33 km	209 km SW of Padang, Indonesia
M6.9 1974-12-04	1974-12-04 03:07	20 km	181 km SW of Sibolga, Indonesia
M6.1 1972-12-18	1972-12-18 13:57	36 km	24 km NNE of Tuapejat, Indonesia
M6.2 1972-12-08	1972-12-08 18:13	30 km	12 km NNE of Tuapejat, Indonesia
M7.0 1971-02-04	1971-02-04 15:33	27 km	102 km SW of Padangsidempuan, 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.