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M6.8 earthquake, Indonesia, 2000-08-28

MagnitudeM6.8mwc

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Depth16 km

Time (UTC)2000-08-28 15:05

Rank in 200018 / 160among M6+

Rank since 19002406 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×16approx.

98 km WSW of Ambon, Indonesia · -4.11, 127.39

M5.5+ within 100 km in the next 30 days

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.1 2000-08-28	2000-08-28 15:38	10 km	100 km WSW of Ambon, Indonesia
M6.0 2000-08-28	2000-08-28 19:29	33 km	109 km WSW of Ambon, Indonesia
M6.3 2000-08-28	2000-08-28 19:29	33 km	136 km WSW of Ambon, Indonesia

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1965 M8.2M8.2

2006 M7.6M7.6

1950 M7.3M7.3

1948 M7.1M7.1

1914 M7.1M7.1

1938 M7.1M7.1

1919 M7.0M7.0

1920 M7.0M7.0

2011 M6.9M6.9

2015 M6.9M6.9

2000 M6.8M6.8

1964 M6.8M6.8

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.5 1998-02-19	1998-02-19 14:14	33 km	126 km S of Amahai, Indonesia
M6.0 1997-09-26	1997-09-26 15:48	254 km	207 km SSE of Ambon, Indonesia
M6.4 1997-06-24	1997-06-24 23:04	33 km	193 km NW of Amahai, Indonesia
M6.0 1996-12-30	1996-12-30 19:41	33 km	33 km SSW of Ambon, Indonesia
M6.6 1993-10-05	1993-10-05 05:09	13 km	282 km SSE of Ambon, Indonesia
M6.0 1992-07-14	1992-07-14 07:03	465 km	Banda Sea
M6.2 1984-06-06	1984-06-06 05:38	33 km	287 km WSW of Ambon, Indonesia
M6.7 1983-03-12	1983-03-12 01:36	17 km	49 km SW of Ambon, Indonesia
M6.0 1983-03-12	1983-03-12 00:53	33 km	49 km SW of Ambon, Indonesia
M6.1 1980-05-15	1980-05-15 18:58	33 km	257 km N of Manatutu, Timor Leste

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.