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M6.6 earthquake, Indonesia, 2008-09-11

MagnitudeM6.6mwc

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Depth96 km

Time (UTC)2008-09-11 00:00

Rank in 200837 / 179among M6+

Rank since 19003682 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×8approx.

73 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 1.89, 127.36

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

None

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1936 M7.8M7.8

1966 M7.7M7.7

1932 M7.7M7.7

1968 M7.7M7.7

1907 M7.5M7.5

1986 M7.5M7.5

2007 M7.5M7.5

1912 M7.5M7.5

1914 M7.5M7.5

2026 M7.4M7.4

1908 M7.3M7.3

1938 M7.2M7.2

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.1 2008-01-20	2008-01-20 20:26	35 km	149 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia
M6.3 2007-09-13	2007-09-13 09:48	26 km	202 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines
M6.9 2007-07-26	2007-07-26 05:40	25 km	140 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia
M6.2 2007-03-17	2007-03-17 17:42	35 km	135 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia
M6.2 2007-01-21	2007-01-21 17:32	23 km	119 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia
M7.5 2007-01-21	2007-01-21 11:27	22 km	126 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia
M6.2 2006-11-29	2006-11-29 01:32	39 km	92 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia
M6.2 2006-03-31	2006-03-31 21:14	37 km	202 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines
M6.2 2003-11-12	2003-11-12 00:29	33 km	134 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia
M6.4 2003-10-18	2003-10-18 22:27	33 km	147 km WSW of Ternate, 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.