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M6.9 earthquake, Indonesia, 2009-08-28

MagnitudeM6.9mwc

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Depth642 km

Time (UTC)2009-08-28 01:51

Rank in 200920 / 160among M6+

Rank since 19001965 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×22approx.

211 km NE of Maumere, Indonesia · -7.15, 123.43

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

None

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1996 M7.9M7.9

1992 M7.8M7.8

2026 M7.8M7.8

2004 M7.5M7.5

2021 M7.3M7.3

1938 M7.2M7.2

1927 M7.0M7.0

1914 M7.0M7.0

2015 M7.0M7.0

1966 M7.0M7.0

1964 M6.9M6.9

1991 M6.9M6.9

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.4 2008-12-06	2008-12-06 10:55	398 km	144 km NNW of Maubara, Timor Leste
M6.0 2008-04-19	2008-04-19 10:21	10 km	72 km N of Metinaro, Timor Leste
M6.1 2008-04-19	2008-04-19 03:12	13 km	79 km N of Metinaro, Timor Leste
M6.1 2006-01-15	2006-01-15 11:58	265 km	97 km NNE of Maumere, Indonesia
M6.5 2005-02-19	2005-02-19 00:04	10 km	81 km SSW of Katabu, Indonesia
M6.4 2004-11-11	2004-11-11 22:49	10 km	49 km NW of Maubara, Timor Leste
M7.5 2004-11-11	2004-11-11 21:26	10 km	63 km NW of Maubara, Timor Leste
M6.7 2004-04-23	2004-04-23 01:50	66 km	105 km WNW of Naisano Dua, Indonesia
M6.0 2003-08-28	2003-08-28 06:38	409 km	131 km N of Manatutu, Timor Leste
M6.5 2000-08-07	2000-08-07 14:33	648 km	217 km NE of Maumere, 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.