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M6.5 earthquake, southeast Indian Ridge, 2005-10-29

MagnitudeM6.5mwc

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Depth8 km

Time (UTC)2005-10-29 04:05

Rank in 200542 / 150among M6+

Rank since 19004548 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×6approx.

southeast Indian Ridge · -45.21, 96.90

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

None

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

2010 M6.5M6.5

2005 M6.5M6.5

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.1 1996-10-08	1996-10-08 01:36	10 km	southeast Indian Ridge
M6.3 1994-02-18	1994-02-18 04:19	10 km	southeast Indian Ridge
M6.2 1987-03-02	1987-03-02 05:57	10 km	southeast Indian Ridge
M6.1 1979-01-16	1979-01-16 15:05	10 km	southeast Indian Ridge
M6.1 1973-02-08	1973-02-08 10:09	33 km	southeast Indian Ridge
M6.3 1966-04-06	1966-04-06 02:59	10 km	southeast Indian Ridge
M6.1 1964-10-27	1964-10-27 21:24	10 km	southeast Indian Ridge
M6.4 1956-05-07	1956-05-07 10:58	10 km	southeast Indian Ridge
M6.2 1950-03-01	1950-03-01 08:23	15 km	southeast Indian Ridge
M6.5 1936-03-01	1936-03-01 10:27	10 km	southeast Indian Ridge

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.