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M6.8 earthquake, Indonesia, 1994-10-08

MagnitudeM6.8mwb

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Depth17 km

Time (UTC)1994-10-08 21:44

Rank in 199424 / 158among M6+

Rank since 19002376 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×16approx.

225 km SSE of Sofifi, Indonesia · -1.26, 127.98

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1965 M8.2M8.2

1932 M7.7M7.7

1923 M7.4M7.4

2019 M7.2M7.2

1948 M7.1M7.1

1963 M7.1M7.1

1938 M7.1M7.1

1963 M7.1M7.1

1904 M7.0M7.0

1919 M7.0M7.0

1994 M7.0M7.0

1985 M6.9M6.9

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M7.0 1994-01-21	1994-01-21 02:24	20 km	36 km NNE of Sofifi, Indonesia
M6.8 1993-12-09	1993-12-09 11:38	16 km	Molucca Sea
M6.9 1993-12-09	1993-12-09 04:32	14 km	150 km SE of Tondano, Indonesia
M6.3 1992-08-02	1992-08-02 05:50	19 km	179 km S of Sofifi, Indonesia
M6.1 1992-01-13	1992-01-13 11:58	113 km	60 km N of Ternate, Indonesia
M6.4 1990-08-25	1990-08-25 15:47	11 km	147 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia
M6.2 1990-08-10	1990-08-10 15:44	53 km	143 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia
M6.1 1989-08-12	1989-08-12 00:40	51 km	63 km W of Ternate, Indonesia
M6.3 1987-04-09	1987-04-09 00:48	45 km	71 km SE of Tobelo, 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.