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M7.9 earthquake, Indonesia, 1996-01-01

MagnitudeM7.9mw

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Depth24 km

Time (UTC)1996-01-01 08:05

Rank in 19962 / 164among M6+

Rank since 1900132 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×708approx.

181 km N of Palu, Indonesia · 0.73, 119.93

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1996 M7.9M7.9

1905 M7.8M7.8

1938 M7.7M7.7

2018 M7.5M7.5

2008 M7.4M7.4

1968 M7.2M7.2

1913 M7.1M7.1

1996 M7.0M7.0

1997 M7.0M7.0

1932 M7.0M7.0

1968 M6.9M6.9

1970 M6.7M6.7

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.0 1995-11-08	1995-11-08 16:01	20 km	175 km WNW of Gorontalo, Indonesia
M6.1 1995-03-06	1995-03-06 18:43	17 km	98 km SE of Tarakan, Indonesia
M6.4 1993-09-29	1993-09-29 11:16	97 km	170 km W of Gorontalo, Indonesia
M6.1 1992-04-16	1992-04-16 08:00	30 km	89 km NW of Gorontalo, Indonesia
M6.0 1991-11-01	1991-11-01 02:51	37 km	131 km NW of Gorontalo, Indonesia
M6.6 1983-10-27	1983-10-27 19:43	28 km	245 km NNE of Palu, Indonesia
M6.5 1983-10-25	1983-10-25 00:36	33 km	250 km NNE of Palu, Indonesia
M6.5 1983-10-16	1983-10-16 05:32	40 km	231 km WNW of Gorontalo, Indonesia
M6.0 1979-03-08	1979-03-08 14:49	28 km	222 km NNE of Palu, Indonesia
M6.1 1975-05-27	1975-05-27 10:18	70 km	55 km WNW of Gorontalo, 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.