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M7.8 earthquake, Indonesia, 2010-04-06

MagnitudeM7.8mwc

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Depth31 km

Time (UTC)2010-04-06 22:15

Rank in 20102 / 174among M6+

Rank since 1900208 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×501approx.

75 km E of Sinabang, Indonesia · 2.38, 97.05

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

None

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

2004 M9.1M9.1

2005 M8.6M8.6

1907 M8.2M8.2

2010 M7.8M7.8

1969 M7.5M7.5

2002 M7.4M7.4

2008 M7.4M7.4

2010 M7.2M7.2

1984 M7.1M7.1

1936 M7.1M7.1

1935 M7.0M7.0

1976 M7.0M7.0

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.0 2009-12-09	2009-12-09 21:29	21 km	60 km WNW of Sinabang, Indonesia
M6.0 2008-05-19	2008-05-19 14:26	10 km	31 km NNW of Padangsidempuan, Indonesia
M6.3 2008-03-29	2008-03-29 17:30	20 km	127 km WNW of Sinabang, Indonesia
M6.0 2008-03-15	2008-03-15 14:43	25 km	199 km W of Sinabang, Indonesia
M7.4 2008-02-20	2008-02-20 08:08	26 km	56 km NW of Sinabang, Indonesia
M6.2 2008-01-22	2008-01-22 17:14	20 km	146 km SSW of Singkil, Indonesia
M6.1 2007-12-22	2007-12-22 12:26	23 km	64 km SE of Sinabang, Indonesia
M6.0 2007-09-29	2007-09-29 05:37	35 km	106 km WNW of Sinabang, Indonesia
M6.1 2007-04-07	2007-04-07 09:51	30 km	89 km WNW of Sinabang, Indonesia
M6.3 2006-12-01	2006-12-01 03:58	204 km	northern Sumatra, 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.