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M7.3 earthquake, Indonesia, 1950-10-08

MagnitudeM7.3mw

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Depth20 km

Time (UTC)1950-10-08 03:23

Rank in 19508 / 123among M6+

Rank since 1900703 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×89approx.

55 km S of Ambon, Indonesia · -4.20, 128.23

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

2006 M7.6M7.6

2019 M7.3M7.3

1950 M7.3M7.3

1948 M7.1M7.1

1914 M7.1M7.1

2023 M7.1M7.1

1938 M7.1M7.1

1919 M7.0M7.0

1920 M7.0M7.0

1964 M6.9M6.9

2011 M6.9M6.9

2015 M6.9M6.9

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.1 1950-08-30	1950-08-30 06:51	20 km	Seram, Indonesia
M7.1 1948-03-01	1948-03-01 01:12	15 km	124 km WNW of Ambon, Indonesia
M6.4 1946-06-15	1946-06-15 18:29	15 km	150 km NW of Amahai, Indonesia
M6.6 1942-07-29	1942-07-29 22:49	35 km	121 km NW of Ambon, Indonesia
M6.4 1940-12-04	1940-12-04 13:05	35 km	210 km E of Amahai, Indonesia
M6.2 1939-10-07	1939-10-07 20:43	15 km	261 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste
M7.1 1938-06-09	1938-06-09 19:15	15 km	170 km WNW of Ambon, Indonesia
M6.0 1937-09-27	1937-09-27 11:13	25 km	150 km ENE of Amahai, Indonesia
M6.4 1935-12-29	1935-12-29 23:37	25 km	9 km ESE of Ambon, Indonesia
M6.0 1934-02-17	1934-02-17 21:02	15 km	97 km E of Amahai, 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.