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M6.8 earthquake, Indonesia, 2005-02-26

MagnitudeM6.8mwb

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Depth36 km

Time (UTC)2005-02-26 12:56

Rank in 200515 / 150among M6+

Rank since 19002428 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×16approx.

99 km WNW of Sinabang, Indonesia · 2.91, 95.59

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

None

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

2004 M9.1M9.1

2012 M8.6M8.6

2005 M8.6M8.6

1907 M8.2M8.2

2010 M7.8M7.8

1969 M7.5M7.5

2002 M7.4M7.4

2008 M7.4M7.4

2012 M7.2M7.2

2010 M7.2M7.2

1936 M7.1M7.1

1935 M7.0M7.0

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.0 2005-02-09	2005-02-09 13:27	44 km	85 km SSW of Banda Aceh, Indonesia
M6.0 2005-02-05	2005-02-05 04:03	30 km	156 km W of Sinabang, Indonesia
M6.2 2005-01-26	2005-01-26 22:00	22 km	199 km W of Sinabang, Indonesia
M6.1 2005-01-09	2005-01-09 22:12	40 km	72 km SSW of Banda Aceh, Indonesia
M6.1 2004-12-27	2004-12-27 09:39	35 km	78 km WSW of Banda Aceh, Indonesia
M6.1 2004-12-26	2004-12-26 19:19	30 km	249 km W of Sinabang, Indonesia
M6.0 2004-12-26	2004-12-26 15:06	18 km	233 km WSW of Meulaboh, Indonesia
M9.1 2004-12-26	2004-12-26 00:58	30 km	2004 Sumatra - Andaman Islands Earthquake
M6.3 2002-11-02	2002-11-02 09:46	27 km	52 km N of Sinabang, Indonesia
M7.4 2002-11-02	2002-11-02 01:26	30 km	50 km NW of Sinabang, 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.