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M7.2 earthquake, Indonesia, 2004-12-26

MagnitudeM7.2mwc

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Depth39 km

Time (UTC)2004-12-26 04:21

Rank in 20049 / 157among M6+

Rank since 1900969 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×63approx.

284 km WNW of Sabang, Indonesia · 6.91, 92.96

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

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M5.6 2004-12-27	2004-12-27 08:37	30 km	234 km WNW of Sabang, Indonesia
M5.7 2004-12-27	2004-12-27 09:57	9 km	Nicobar Islands, India region
M6.1 2004-12-31	2004-12-31 02:24	14 km	Nicobar Islands, India region
M6.0 2004-12-31	2004-12-31 12:04	11 km	268 km W of Sabang, Indonesia
M5.5 2005-01-01	2005-01-01 22:28	10 km	Nicobar Islands, India region
M6.4 2005-01-02	2005-01-02 15:35	30 km	284 km W of Sabang, Indonesia
M6.3 2005-01-24	2005-01-24 04:16	30 km	Nicobar Islands, India region

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

2010 M7.5M7.5

2005 M7.2M7.2

2004 M7.2M7.2

1955 M7.0M7.0

1936 M6.9M6.9

1964 M6.9M6.9

1983 M6.9M6.9

1917 M6.8M6.8

2005 M6.7M6.7

1942 M6.6M6.6

1973 M6.6M6.6

2004 M6.6M6.6

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.0 2004-12-26	2004-12-26 02:00	30 km	128 km NW of Sabang, Indonesia
M6.1 2004-12-26	2004-12-26 01:25	30 km	124 km W of Banda Aceh, Indonesia
M6.0 2004-12-26	2004-12-26 01:22	30 km	224 km NW of Sabang, Indonesia
M6.1 2004-12-26	2004-12-26 01:21	30 km	222 km WNW of Sabang, Indonesia
M6.0 2001-03-15	2001-03-15 01:22	33 km	Nicobar Islands, India region
M6.0 1998-08-10	1998-08-10 09:52	33 km	194 km NW of Sabang, Indonesia
M6.0 1992-12-08	1992-12-08 07:08	66 km	274 km SSE of Port Blair, India
M6.1 1990-12-29	1990-12-29 13:23	18 km	296 km NNW of Sabang, Indonesia
M6.0 1990-08-18	1990-08-18 18:52	21 km	232 km NW of Sabang, Indonesia
M6.0 1986-01-28	1986-01-28 12:32	27 km	Nicobar Islands, India region

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.