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M6.7 earthquake, Indonesia, 1998-05-21

MagnitudeM6.7mwb

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Depth33 km

Time (UTC)1998-05-21 05:34

Rank in 199821 / 121among M6+

Rank since 19002959 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×11approx.

127 km NNW of Palu, Indonesia · 0.21, 119.58

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1996 M7.9M7.9

1905 M7.8M7.8

1938 M7.7M7.7

2018 M7.5M7.5

1968 M7.2M7.2

1913 M7.1M7.1

1996 M7.0M7.0

1932 M7.0M7.0

1968 M6.9M6.9

1909 M6.8M6.8

1970 M6.7M6.7

1985 M6.7M6.7

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.0 1996-07-28	1996-07-28 10:40	33 km	214 km N of Palu, Indonesia
M7.0 1996-07-22	1996-07-22 14:19	33 km	220 km NNE of Palu, Indonesia
M6.6 1996-07-16	1996-07-16 10:07	33 km	217 km NNE of Palu, Indonesia
M6.1 1996-02-07	1996-02-07 07:57	14 km	216 km N of Palu, Indonesia
M7.9 1996-01-01	1996-01-01 08:05	24 km	181 km N of Palu, Indonesia
M6.0 1995-11-08	1995-11-08 16:01	20 km	175 km WNW of Gorontalo, Indonesia
M6.4 1993-09-29	1993-09-29 11:16	97 km	170 km W of Gorontalo, Indonesia
M6.7 1985-03-02	1985-03-02 15:47	44 km	112 km N of Rantepao, Indonesia
M6.4 1985-03-01	1985-03-01 17:11	17 km	101 km NNW of Rantepao, Indonesia
M6.0 1985-02-24	1985-02-24 02:26	61 km	100 km N of Rantepao, 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.