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M6.7 earthquake, Indonesia, 2009-08-16

MagnitudeM6.7mwc

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Depth20 km

Time (UTC)2009-08-16 07:38

Rank in 200930 / 160among M6+

Rank since 19003022 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×11approx.

112 km WSW of Padang, Indonesia · -1.48, 99.49

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

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M5.8 2009-08-16	2009-08-16 12:49	21 km	116 km WSW of Padang, Indonesia
M5.5 2009-08-19	2009-08-19 02:55	10 km	117 km SW of Pariaman, Indonesia

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

2007 M7.9M7.9

2010 M7.8M7.8

1943 M7.7M7.7

1935 M7.6M7.6

2009 M7.6M7.6

1909 M7.6M7.6

2008 M7.2M7.2

2023 M7.1M7.1

1984 M7.1M7.1

1998 M7.0M7.0

2007 M7.0M7.0

1946 M7.0M7.0

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.3 2009-04-15	2009-04-15 20:01	22 km	155 km SW of Sungai Penuh, Indonesia
M6.2 2008-03-03	2008-03-03 02:37	25 km	148 km SSW of Padang, Indonesia
M6.7 2008-02-25	2008-02-25 21:02	25 km	155 km SSW of Padang, Indonesia
M6.6 2008-02-25	2008-02-25 18:06	25 km	161 km SSW of Padang, Indonesia
M7.2 2008-02-25	2008-02-25 08:36	25 km	164 km WSW of Sungai Penuh, Indonesia
M6.5 2008-02-24	2008-02-24 14:46	22 km	166 km WSW of Sungai Penuh, Indonesia
M6.0 2008-01-04	2008-01-04 07:29	35 km	89 km SSW of Sungai Penuh, Indonesia
M6.0 2007-11-25	2007-11-25 17:41	35 km	110 km W of Sungai Penuh, Indonesia
M6.1 2007-09-26	2007-09-26 15:43	26 km	133 km SW of Padang, Indonesia
M6.7 2007-09-20	2007-09-20 08:31	30 km	118 km SSW of Padang, 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.