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M7.0 earthquake, Indonesia, 1998-04-01

MagnitudeM7.0mwc

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Depth56 km

Time (UTC)1998-04-01 17:56

Rank in 19989 / 121among M6+

Rank since 19001536 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×32approx.

95 km W of Pariaman, Indonesia · -0.54, 99.26

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

2007 M7.9M7.9

1943 M7.7M7.7

1935 M7.6M7.6

2009 M7.6M7.6

2008 M7.2M7.2

2023 M7.1M7.1

1984 M7.1M7.1

2007 M7.0M7.0

1998 M7.0M7.0

1946 M7.0M7.0

1971 M7.0M7.0

1974 M6.9M6.9

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.8 1995-10-06	1995-10-06 18:09	33 km	5 km ENE of Sungai Penuh, Indonesia
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
M6.1 1994-05-02	1994-05-02 17:14	15 km	298 km W of Pariaman, 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
M6.0 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
M6.8 1974-12-24	1974-12-24 06:55	33 km	209 km SW of Padang, 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.