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M6.5 earthquake, Indonesia, 1998-02-19

MagnitudeM6.5mwc

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Depth33 km

Time (UTC)1998-02-19 14:14

Rank in 199838 / 121among M6+

Rank since 19004487 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×6approx.

126 km S of Amahai, Indonesia · -4.48, 129.08

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1938 M8.5M8.5

1963 M8.1M8.1

1950 M7.7M7.7

2006 M7.6M7.6

2019 M7.3M7.3

1992 M7.3M7.3

1950 M7.3M7.3

1948 M7.1M7.1

1914 M7.1M7.1

1995 M7.1M7.1

2005 M7.1M7.1

2012 M7.1M7.1

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.1 1997-11-03	1997-11-03 19:17	216 km	298 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste
M6.0 1997-09-26	1997-09-26 15:48	254 km	207 km SSE of Ambon, Indonesia
M6.0 1996-12-30	1996-12-30 19:41	33 km	33 km SSW of Ambon, Indonesia
M7.1 1995-12-25	1995-12-25 04:43	142 km	297 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste
M6.0 1995-09-18	1995-09-18 06:56	181 km	279 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste
M6.6 1993-10-05	1993-10-05 05:09	13 km	282 km SSE of Ambon, Indonesia
M7.3 1992-12-20	1992-12-20 20:52	78 km	281 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia
M6.2 1992-10-18	1992-10-18 13:08	119 km	290 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia
M6.1 1992-05-04	1992-05-04 08:45	86 km	Banda Sea
M6.0 1992-04-07	1992-04-07 03:37	53 km	249 km ESE of Amahai, 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.