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M6.8 earthquake, Timor Leste, 1964-03-21

MagnitudeM6.8mw

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Depth358 km

Time (UTC)1964-03-21 03:42

Rank in 196421 / 144among M6+

Rank since 19002578 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×14approx.

250 km NNE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · -6.44, 127.89

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

1950 M7.3M7.3

1969 M7.2M7.2

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M8.1 1963-11-04	1963-11-04 01:17	110 km	1963 Banda Sea Earthquake
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
M6.5 1960-02-09	1960-02-09 23:55	35 km	60 km WSW of Ambon, Indonesia
M6.2 1960-01-23	1960-01-23 17:56	35 km	94 km WSW of Ambon, Indonesia
M6.2 1960-01-23	1960-01-23 07:31	25 km	84 km WSW of Ambon, Indonesia
M6.3 1960-01-23	1960-01-23 04:41	25 km	87 km WSW of Ambon, Indonesia
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.