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M6.6 earthquake, Indonesia, 1998-12-06

MagnitudeM6.6mwc

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Depth33 km

Time (UTC)1998-12-06 00:47

Rank in 199836 / 121among M6+

Rank since 19003604 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×8approx.

138 km E of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 1.25, 126.20

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1966 M7.7M7.7

1932 M7.7M7.7

1968 M7.7M7.7

1907 M7.5M7.5

1986 M7.5M7.5

2007 M7.5M7.5

1912 M7.5M7.5

2026 M7.4M7.4

1908 M7.3M7.3

1938 M7.2M7.2

2019 M7.2M7.2

2009 M7.2M7.2

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.6 1998-10-28	1998-10-28 16:25	33 km	128 km ESE of Tondano, Indonesia
M6.2 1998-09-28	1998-09-28 19:23	30 km	202 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines
M6.1 1998-08-28	1998-08-28 12:40	66 km	161 km S of Tondano, Indonesia
M6.0 1997-09-17	1997-09-17 14:50	33 km	162 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia
M6.0 1996-08-12	1996-08-12 17:00	42 km	174 km S of Tondano, Indonesia
M6.0 1996-05-07	1996-05-07 08:44	33 km	129 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia
M6.4 1996-02-28	1996-02-28 09:44	116 km	123 km ENE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia
M6.3 1995-11-13	1995-11-13 02:17	33 km	239 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines
M6.0 1995-10-29	1995-10-29 19:24	69 km	119 km ESE of Tondano, Indonesia
M6.4 1995-07-26	1995-07-26 23:42	65 km	96 km NNW of Tobelo, 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.