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M6.8 earthquake, Indonesia, 1995-10-06

MagnitudeM6.8mw

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Depth33 km

Time (UTC)1995-10-06 18:09

Rank in 199536 / 200among M6+

Rank since 19002386 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×16approx.

5 km ENE of Sungai Penuh, Indonesia · -2.04, 101.44

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

2007 M8.4M8.4

2007 M7.9M7.9

2010 M7.8M7.8

1943 M7.7M7.7

2009 M7.6M7.6

1909 M7.6M7.6

1914 M7.5M7.5

1943 M7.4M7.4

2004 M7.3M7.3

2008 M7.2M7.2

1998 M7.0M7.0

2007 M7.0M7.0

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.1 1994-05-11	1994-05-11 21:14	28 km	144 km SSW of Padang, Indonesia
M6.5 1994-05-11	1994-05-11 08:18	20 km	133 km SSW of Padang, Indonesia
M6.5 1993-08-04	1993-08-04 11:31	32 km	111 km SW of Padang, Indonesia
M6.4 1991-07-02	1991-07-02 05:14	54 km	58 km WSW of Padang, Indonesia
M6.1 1989-04-28	1989-04-28 21:09	32 km	109 km WSW of Bengkulu, Indonesia
M6.0 1989-04-28	1989-04-28 17:38	27 km	112 km WSW of Bengkulu, Indonesia
M6.0 1987-05-18	1987-05-18 07:23	33 km	145 km SSW of Padang, Indonesia
M6.6 1979-12-15	1979-12-15 00:02	33 km	16 km W of Lubuklinggau, Indonesia
M6.3 1979-11-13	1979-11-13 19:05	47 km	75 km SSW of Bengkulu, Indonesia
M6.2 1979-01-11	1979-01-11 06:28	32 km	116 km WSW of Bengkulu, 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.