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M6.5 earthquake, Indonesia, 2005-02-15

MagnitudeM6.5mwc

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Depth40 km

Time (UTC)2005-02-15 14:42

Rank in 200537 / 150among M6+

Rank since 19004543 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×6approx.

Pulau-Pulau Talaud, Indonesia · 4.76, 126.42

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

None

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1918 M8.3M8.3

1924 M8.1M8.1

1972 M8.0M8.0

1913 M7.9M7.9

2026 M7.8M7.8

1936 M7.8M7.8

1972 M7.7M7.7

1910 M7.6M7.6

1969 M7.6M7.6

2002 M7.5M7.5

1984 M7.5M7.5

2001 M7.5M7.5

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.2 2003-05-05	2003-05-05 23:04	56 km	219 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia
M6.0 2002-03-08	2002-03-08 18:27	23 km	28 km SSW of Maguling, Philippines
M7.5 2002-03-05	2002-03-05 21:16	31 km	Mindanao, Philippines
M6.3 2002-01-01	2002-01-01 11:29	138 km	3 km S of Lais, Philippines
M6.4 2001-01-02	2001-01-02 07:30	33 km	51 km SE of Lukatan, Philippines
M6.8 2001-01-01	2001-01-01 08:54	33 km	Mindanao, Philippines
M7.5 2001-01-01	2001-01-01 06:57	33 km	21 km SE of Lukatan, Philippines
M6.1 2000-10-05	2000-10-05 20:06	87 km	46 km ESE of Jovellar, Philippines
M6.3 2000-06-14	2000-06-14 17:00	90 km	264 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines
M6.2 2000-04-03	2000-04-03 15:20	150 km	147 km S of Sarangani, Philippines

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.