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M6.8 earthquake, Indonesia, 2010-03-05

MagnitudeM6.8mwc

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Depth26 km

Time (UTC)2010-03-05 16:07

Rank in 201033 / 174among M6+

Rank since 19002456 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×16approx.

141 km W of Bengkulu, Indonesia · -3.76, 100.99

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

None

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

2007 M8.4M8.4

2000 M7.9M7.9

2007 M7.9M7.9

2010 M7.8M7.8

1909 M7.6M7.6

1914 M7.5M7.5

2001 M7.4M7.4

1943 M7.4M7.4

1931 M7.3M7.3

2008 M7.2M7.2

1931 M7.0M7.0

2007 M7.0M7.0

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.6 2009-10-01	2009-10-01 01:52	9 km	49 km SSE of Sungai Penuh, Indonesia
M6.3 2009-04-15	2009-04-15 20:01	22 km	155 km SW of Sungai Penuh, Indonesia
M6.3 2008-11-22	2008-11-22 16:01	24 km	127 km WSW of Bengkulu, 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

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.