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M8.1 earthquake, 1963 Banda Sea Earthquake, 1963-11-04

MagnitudeM8.1mw

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Depth110 km

Time (UTC)1963-11-04 01:17

Rank in 19632 / 129among M6+

Rank since 190065 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×1,413approx.

1963 Banda Sea Earthquake · -6.96, 129.60

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1963 M8.1M8.1

1950 M7.7M7.7

2006 M7.6M7.6

2023 M7.6M7.6

1927 M7.5M7.5

1917 M7.3M7.3

1983 M7.3M7.3

2019 M7.3M7.3

2021 M7.3M7.3

1992 M7.3M7.3

1905 M7.2M7.2

1914 M7.1M7.1

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.6 1963-02-14	1963-02-14 07:04	220 km	188 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste
M7.1 1962-05-15	1962-05-15 05:23	30 km	186 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste
M6.7 1960-10-07	1960-10-07 15:18	35 km	Pulau Pulau Tanimbar, Indonesia
M6.1 1959-03-02	1959-03-02 09:13	35 km	100 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste
M6.5 1955-07-23	1955-07-23 12:48	35 km	173 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste
M6.3 1954-10-14	1954-10-14 01:35	35 km	132 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste
M6.3 1953-04-06	1953-04-06 00:36	63 km	155 km SSW of Tual, Indonesia
M6.1 1951-07-29	1951-07-29 23:32	15 km	185 km SSE of Amahai, Indonesia
M7.7 1950-11-02	1950-11-02 15:28	200 km	Banda Sea
M6.4 1944-03-31	1944-03-31 02:51	65 km	149 km W of Tual, 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.