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M6.8 earthquake, Indonesia, 2006-05-16

MagnitudeM6.8mwb

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Depth12 km

Time (UTC)2006-05-16 15:28

Rank in 200614 / 153among M6+

Rank since 19002432 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×16approx.

256 km SSW of Singkil, Indonesia · 0.09, 97.05

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

None

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

2005 M8.6M8.6

2010 M7.8M7.8

1935 M7.6M7.6

2023 M7.1M7.1

1984 M7.1M7.1

1998 M7.0M7.0

1946 M7.0M7.0

1971 M7.0M7.0

1917 M6.9M6.9

1974 M6.9M6.9

1995 M6.9M6.9

2005 M6.9M6.9

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.3 2006-04-25	2006-04-25 18:26	21 km	87 km SE of Sinabang, Indonesia
M6.5 2005-11-19	2005-11-19 14:10	21 km	57 km SE of Sinabang, Indonesia
M6.7 2005-07-05	2005-07-05 01:52	21 km	94 km WSW of Singkil, Indonesia
M6.1 2005-06-08	2005-06-08 06:28	24 km	51 km SE of Sinabang, Indonesia
M6.9 2005-05-19	2005-05-19 01:54	30 km	89 km WSW of Singkil, Indonesia
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

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.