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M7.7 earthquake, Indonesia, 1998-11-29

MagnitudeM7.7mwc

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Depth33 km

Time (UTC)1998-11-29 14:10

Rank in 19982 / 121among M6+

Rank since 1900276 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×355approx.

264 km ESE of Luwuk, Indonesia · -2.07, 124.89

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1965 M8.2M8.2

1932 M7.7M7.7

1998 M7.7M7.7

2000 M7.6M7.6

2001 M7.5M7.5

1908 M7.3M7.3

1948 M7.1M7.1

1938 M7.1M7.1

1919 M7.0M7.0

2019 M6.8M6.8

1993 M6.8M6.8

1913 M6.8M6.8

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.1 1998-08-28	1998-08-28 12:40	66 km	161 km S of Tondano, Indonesia
M6.0 1996-08-12	1996-08-12 17:00	42 km	174 km S of Tondano, Indonesia
M6.7 1995-02-13	1995-02-13 15:04	14 km	227 km S of Sofifi, Indonesia
M6.3 1995-02-13	1995-02-13 12:29	17 km	226 km S of Sofifi, Indonesia
M6.3 1995-02-13	1995-02-13 08:43	14 km	223 km S of Sofifi, Indonesia
M6.8 1993-12-09	1993-12-09 11:38	16 km	Molucca Sea
M6.3 1987-11-28	1987-11-28 04:03	34 km	181 km S of Tondano, Indonesia
M6.1 1987-11-27	1987-11-27 00:02	33 km	171 km S of Tondano, Indonesia
M6.2 1986-04-10	1986-04-10 02:21	13 km	200 km SSW of Ternate, Indonesia
M6.1 1986-01-03	1986-01-03 09:43	39 km	203 km SSW of Ternate, 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.