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M7.4 earthquake, Indonesia, 2008-11-16

MagnitudeM7.4mww

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Depth30 km

Time (UTC)2008-11-16 17:02

Rank in 20084 / 179among M6+

Rank since 1900609 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×126approx.

135 km NW of Gorontalo, Indonesia · 1.27, 122.09

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

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M5.6 2008-11-16	2008-11-16 17:34	35 km	135 km NW of Gorontalo, Indonesia
M5.5 2008-11-16	2008-11-16 18:20	35 km	157 km WNW of Gorontalo, Indonesia

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1939 M8.1M8.1

1996 M7.9M7.9

1905 M7.8M7.8

1990 M7.8M7.8

1938 M7.7M7.7

1991 M7.5M7.5

1941 M7.4M7.4

1984 M7.4M7.4

2008 M7.4M7.4

1968 M7.2M7.2

1907 M7.2M7.2

1913 M7.1M7.1

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.0 2006-07-23	2006-07-23 08:22	28 km	87 km NE of Luwuk, Indonesia
M6.3 2006-06-24	2006-06-24 21:15	26 km	76 km NE of Luwuk, Indonesia
M6.0 2005-09-04	2005-09-04 23:58	444 km	259 km NW of Manado, Indonesia
M6.3 2004-06-30	2004-06-30 23:37	91 km	58 km S of Tomohon, Indonesia
M6.2 2002-08-15	2002-08-15 05:30	10 km	68 km ENE of Poso, Indonesia
M6.1 2001-12-09	2001-12-09 18:15	156 km	63 km SSW of Gorontalo, Indonesia
M6.0 2001-03-14	2001-03-14 18:56	109 km	130 km W of Gorontalo, Indonesia
M6.0 1998-09-21	1998-09-21 06:52	147 km	72 km WSW of Gorontalo, Indonesia
M7.0 1997-11-25	1997-11-25 12:14	24 km	97 km NW of Gorontalo, Indonesia
M6.0 1996-07-28	1996-07-28 10:40	33 km	214 km N of Palu, 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.