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M7.9 earthquake, Indonesia, 2007-09-12

MagnitudeM7.9mwc

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Depth35 km

Time (UTC)2007-09-12 23:49

Rank in 20075 / 196among M6+

Rank since 1900138 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×708approx.

87 km SW of Sungai Penuh, Indonesia · -2.62, 100.84

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

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M5.5 2007-09-13	2007-09-13 13:10	17 km	89 km SSW of Sungai Penuh, Indonesia
M6.0 2007-09-13	2007-09-13 16:09	53 km	107 km NW of Bengkulu, Indonesia
M5.5 2007-09-15	2007-09-15 14:45	35 km	83 km SSW of Sungai Penuh, Indonesia
M5.6 2007-09-18	2007-09-18 08:41	35 km	118 km WNW of Bengkulu, Indonesia
M6.0 2007-09-19	2007-09-19 07:27	35 km	94 km SW of Sungai Penuh, Indonesia
M5.7 2007-09-24	2007-09-24 08:15	18 km	166 km SW of Sungai Penuh, Indonesia
M5.7 2007-10-12	2007-10-12 00:31	15 km	167 km SW of Sungai Penuh, Indonesia

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

2007 M8.4M8.4

2000 M7.9M7.9

2007 M7.9M7.9

2010 M7.8M7.8

1943 M7.7M7.7

2009 M7.6M7.6

1909 M7.6M7.6

1914 M7.5M7.5

2001 M7.4M7.4

1943 M7.4M7.4

2008 M7.2M7.2

1998 M7.0M7.0

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M8.4 2007-09-12	2007-09-12 11:10	34 km	122 km SW of Bengkulu, Indonesia
M6.3 2007-03-06	2007-03-06 05:49	11 km	26 km SE of Bukittinggi, Indonesia
M6.4 2007-03-06	2007-03-06 03:49	19 km	24 km SE of Bukittinggi, Indonesia
M6.4 2005-04-10	2005-04-10 17:24	30 km	100 km SW of Padang, Indonesia
M6.5 2005-04-10	2005-04-10 11:14	30 km	106 km SW of Padang, Indonesia
M6.7 2005-04-10	2005-04-10 10:29	19 km	113 km SW of Padang, Indonesia
M6.0 2004-02-22	2004-02-22 06:46	42 km	69 km SSE of Padang, Indonesia
M7.4 2001-02-13	2001-02-13 19:28	36 km	102 km SSE of Bengkulu, Indonesia
M6.9 2001-01-16	2001-01-16 13:25	28 km	59 km WSW of Bengkulu, Indonesia
M6.0 2001-01-16	2001-01-16 13:25	33 km	60 km WSW of Bengkulu, 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.