- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- September 16, 2006 CE
- Location:
- 57 km ENE of Masohi, Indonesia
- Magnitude:
- 6.3 Mwb
- Depth:
- 17 km
- Intensity (MMI):
- 6.449
Cross-catalog records
This event is recorded in 6 separate scientific catalogs, each of which may give a different magnitude (the disagreement between catalogs is itself valuable for research):
- USGS_COMCAT: Mwb 6.3
- USGS_COMCAT: Mwc 5.3
- USGS_COMCAT: mb 5.1
- USGS_COMCAT: Mwc 5.1
- USGS_COMCAT: Mwc 5.2
- USGS_COMCAT: Mwc 5
Other earthquake records of 2006 CE
- Indonesia, Java: Bantul, Yogyakarta · Mw 6.3 · 6,234 deaths
- Indonesia, Java · Mw 7.7 · 802 deaths
- Iran, Western: Borujerd, Dorud · Mw 6.1 · 70 deaths
- China, Yanjin · Mw 4.9 · 22 deaths
- Indonesia, Sumatera: Northern, Muarasipongi · Mw 5.8 · 7 deaths
- Mozambique · Mw 7 · 4 deaths
Source: U.S. Geological Survey, Advanced National Seismic System (ANSS) Comprehensive Catalog (ComCat) · License: U.S. Public Domain (USGS) · institutional record ↗
Frequently asked questions
- When did M 6.3 - 57 km ENE of Masohi, Indonesia (2006 CE) happen?
- September 16, 2006 CE.
- Where does this information come from?
- This record comes from U.S. Geological Survey, Advanced National Seismic System (ANSS) Comprehensive Catalog (ComCat); it was not hand-authored and is stored together with its source.
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