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M6.6 earthquake, Indonesia, 2012-08-26

MagnitudeM6.6mww

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Depth91 km

Time (UTC)2012-08-26 15:05

Rank in 201234 / 133among M6+

Rank since 19003716 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×8approx.

140 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 2.19, 126.84

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

None

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1936 M7.8M7.8

1966 M7.7M7.7

1932 M7.7M7.7

1968 M7.7M7.7

1910 M7.6M7.6

1969 M7.6M7.6

1907 M7.5M7.5

1986 M7.5M7.5

2007 M7.5M7.5

1912 M7.5M7.5

1914 M7.5M7.5

2026 M7.4M7.4

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.3 2011-06-13	2011-06-13 14:31	61 km	193 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia
M6.2 2010-10-08	2010-10-08 05:43	120 km	124 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia
M6.3 2010-08-03	2010-08-03 12:08	41 km	139 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia
M6.1 2010-07-21	2010-07-21 09:16	100 km	146 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia
M6.0 2009-10-13	2009-10-13 11:38	32 km	135 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia
M6.1 2009-04-19	2009-04-19 05:23	25 km	194 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines
M6.3 2009-03-16	2009-03-16 14:15	35 km	213 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines
M6.0 2009-02-22	2009-02-22 17:45	32 km	226 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines
M6.3 2009-02-12	2009-02-12 13:15	27 km	193 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines
M6.0 2009-02-12	2009-02-12 08:30	35 km	211 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines

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.