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M7.2 earthquake, Timor Leste, 1969-02-11

MagnitudeM7.2mw

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Depth430 km

Time (UTC)1969-02-11 22:16

Rank in 19697 / 144among M6+

Rank since 1900848 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×68approx.

187 km N of Baukau, Timor Leste · -6.78, 126.58

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1950 M7.7M7.7

2006 M7.6M7.6

2004 M7.5M7.5

1917 M7.3M7.3

1983 M7.3M7.3

2019 M7.3M7.3

2021 M7.3M7.3

1969 M7.2M7.2

1905 M7.2M7.2

1962 M7.1M7.1

1995 M7.1M7.1

1952 M7.0M7.0

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.0 1968-09-27	1968-09-27 03:58	151 km	291 km NE of Lospalos, 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
M6.7 1965-08-20	1965-08-20 05:54	330 km	225 km S of Ambon, Indonesia
M6.8 1964-03-21	1964-03-21 03:42	358 km	250 km NNE of Lospalos, Timor Leste
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
M6.1 1959-03-02	1959-03-02 09:13	35 km	100 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste
M6.8 1956-07-17	1956-07-17 07:34	451 km	180 km N of Baukau, Timor Leste
M6.5 1955-07-23	1955-07-23 12:48	35 km	173 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.