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M6.7 earthquake, off the west coast of northern Sumatra, 2005-01-01

MagnitudeM6.7mwc

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Depth12 km

Time (UTC)2005-01-01 06:25

Rank in 200519 / 150among M6+

Rank since 19002993 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×11approx.

off the west coast of northern Sumatra · 5.10, 92.30

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

None

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

2004 M7.2M7.2

1955 M7.0M7.0

1936 M6.9M6.9

1983 M6.9M6.9

1917 M6.8M6.8

1929 M6.7M6.7

2005 M6.7M6.7

1973 M6.6M6.6

1921 M6.6M6.6

1907 M6.5M6.5

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.0 2004-12-31	2004-12-31 12:04	11 km	268 km W of Sabang, Indonesia
M6.1 2004-12-31	2004-12-31 02:24	14 km	Nicobar Islands, India region
M6.1 2004-12-27	2004-12-27 09:39	35 km	78 km WSW of Banda Aceh, Indonesia
M6.0 2004-12-26	2004-12-26 15:06	18 km	233 km WSW of Meulaboh, Indonesia
M7.2 2004-12-26	2004-12-26 04:21	39 km	284 km WNW of Sabang, Indonesia
M6.1 2004-12-26	2004-12-26 01:25	30 km	124 km W of Banda Aceh, Indonesia
M6.1 2004-12-26	2004-12-26 01:21	30 km	222 km WNW of Sabang, Indonesia
M6.9 1983-04-04	1983-04-04 02:51	78 km	68 km WSW of Sabang, Indonesia
M6.2 1982-01-20	1982-01-20 07:09	27 km	203 km NW of Sabang, Indonesia
M6.3 1982-01-20	1982-01-20 04:25	19 km	186 km NW of Sabang, 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.