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M6.9 earthquake, Indonesia, 2005-05-19

MagnitudeM6.9mwc

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Depth30 km

Time (UTC)2005-05-19 01:54

Rank in 200513 / 150among M6+

Rank since 19001948 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×22approx.

89 km WSW of Singkil, Indonesia · 1.99, 97.04

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

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M5.8 2005-06-03	2005-06-03 00:42	25 km	116 km SW of Singkil, Indonesia
M6.1 2005-06-08	2005-06-08 06:28	24 km	51 km SE of Sinabang, Indonesia
M5.5 2005-06-10	2005-06-10 17:42	25 km	93 km SW of Singkil, Indonesia

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

2004 M9.1M9.1

2005 M8.6M8.6

1907 M8.2M8.2

2010 M7.8M7.8

1935 M7.6M7.6

1969 M7.5M7.5

2002 M7.4M7.4

2008 M7.4M7.4

2010 M7.2M7.2

1984 M7.1M7.1

1936 M7.1M7.1

1935 M7.0M7.0

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.7 2005-05-14	2005-05-14 05:05	34 km	125 km SW of Padangsidempuan, Indonesia
M6.2 2005-04-28	2005-04-28 14:07	22 km	60 km SE of Sinabang, Indonesia
M6.4 2005-04-16	2005-04-16 16:38	31 km	54 km SSW of Singkil, Indonesia
M6.1 2005-04-11	2005-04-11 06:11	24 km	54 km SE of Sinabang, Indonesia
M6.1 2005-04-08	2005-04-08 05:48	21 km	245 km SSW of Sibolga, Indonesia
M6.3 2005-04-03	2005-04-03 03:10	36 km	33 km SSE of Singkil, Indonesia
M6.0 2005-04-03	2005-04-03 00:59	30 km	154 km SW of Padangsidempuan, Indonesia
M6.3 2005-03-30	2005-03-30 16:19	22 km	121 km WNW of Sinabang, Indonesia
M6.1 2005-03-28	2005-03-28 18:30	36 km	136 km SW of Sibolga, Indonesia
M8.6 2005-03-28	2005-03-28 16:09	30 km	78 km WSW of Singkil, 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.