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M6.9 earthquake, Indonesia, 2009-10-24

MagnitudeM6.9mwc

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Depth130 km

Time (UTC)2009-10-24 14:40

Rank in 200921 / 160among M6+

Rank since 19001966 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×22approx.

268 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · -6.13, 130.38

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

None

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1938 M8.5M8.5

1963 M8.1M8.1

1950 M7.7M7.7

2006 M7.6M7.6

2023 M7.6M7.6

1927 M7.5M7.5

1983 M7.3M7.3

2019 M7.3M7.3

1992 M7.3M7.3

1914 M7.1M7.1

1962 M7.1M7.1

1995 M7.1M7.1

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.1 2009-01-22	2009-01-22 20:16	147 km	219 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste
M6.2 2008-11-07	2008-11-07 16:04	10 km	Banda Sea
M6.3 2008-08-04	2008-08-04 20:45	174 km	285 km W of Tual, Indonesia
M6.2 2008-02-13	2008-02-13 19:58	19 km	185 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste
M6.4 2007-12-15	2007-12-15 09:39	57 km	214 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia
M6.4 2007-08-17	2007-08-17 03:04	10 km	219 km SSE of Amahai, Indonesia
M6.1 2006-11-14	2006-11-14 14:21	345 km	260 km NNE of Lospalos, Timor Leste
M7.6 2006-01-27	2006-01-27 16:58	397 km	196 km S of Ambon, Indonesia
M6.1 2005-03-26	2005-03-26 15:40	10 km	205 km SSE of Amahai, Indonesia
M7.1 2005-03-02	2005-03-02 10:42	202 km	Banda Sea

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.