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M6.7 earthquake, Indonesia, 1960-10-07

MagnitudeM6.7mw

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Depth35 km

Time (UTC)1960-10-07 15:18

Rank in 196022 / 136among M6+

Rank since 19002661 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×12approx.

Pulau Pulau Tanimbar, Indonesia · -7.51, 130.76

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1938 M8.5M8.5

1963 M8.1M8.1

1950 M7.7M7.7

2023 M7.6M7.6

1927 M7.5M7.5

1983 M7.3M7.3

2019 M7.3M7.3

1992 M7.3M7.3

1962 M7.1M7.1

1995 M7.1M7.1

2005 M7.1M7.1

2012 M7.1M7.1

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.5 1955-07-23	1955-07-23 12:48	35 km	173 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste
M6.3 1953-04-06	1953-04-06 00:36	63 km	155 km SSW of Tual, 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
M6.2 1939-10-07	1939-10-07 20:43	15 km	261 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste
M8.5 1938-02-01	1938-02-01 19:04	25 km	1938 Banda Sea Earthquake
M6.0 1931-06-04	1931-06-04 09:50	15 km	Banda Sea
M6.3 1931-03-11	1931-03-11 05:58	35 km	113 km W of Tual, Indonesia
M6.2 1929-05-06	1929-05-06 05:08	35 km	66 km NW of Tual, Indonesia
M7.5 1927-06-03	1927-06-03 07:12	35 km	273 km WSW 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.