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M6.8 earthquake, Timor Leste, 1972-04-04

MagnitudeM6.8mw

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Depth405 km

Time (UTC)1972-04-04 22:43

Rank in 197222 / 132among M6+

Rank since 19002559 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×15approx.

122 km N of Metinaro, Timor Leste · -7.45, 125.53

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

2004 M7.5M7.5

1917 M7.3M7.3

1983 M7.3M7.3

2021 M7.3M7.3

1969 M7.2M7.2

1905 M7.2M7.2

1962 M7.1M7.1

1952 M7.0M7.0

1914 M7.0M7.0

1966 M7.0M7.0

1964 M6.9M6.9

1991 M6.9M6.9

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.6 1970-06-28	1970-06-28 01:30	88 km	66 km NW of Pante Makasar, Timor Leste
M6.3 1969-08-04	1969-08-04 17:19	525 km	Banda Sea
M7.2 1969-02-11	1969-02-11 22:16	430 km	187 km N of Baukau, Timor Leste
M6.2 1967-11-09	1967-11-09 02:18	584 km	226 km NW of Maubara, Timor Leste
M6.2 1967-04-21	1967-04-21 08:14	10 km	253 km SW of Ambon, Indonesia
M7.0 1966-06-22	1966-06-22 20:29	532 km	166 km NNW of Maubara, Timor Leste
M6.9 1964-10-18	1964-10-18 12:32	586 km	215 km NW of Maubara, Timor Leste
M6.8 1964-03-21	1964-03-21 03:42	358 km	250 km NNE of Lospalos, Timor Leste
M6.0 1963-04-10	1963-04-10 07:50	35 km	18 km NNW of Suai, Timor Leste
M7.1 1962-05-15	1962-05-15 05:23	30 km	186 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste

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.