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M7.7 earthquake, Banda Sea, 1950-11-02

MagnitudeM7.7mw

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Depth200 km

Time (UTC)1950-11-02 15:28

Rank in 19506 / 123among M6+

Rank since 1900252 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×355approx.

Banda Sea · -6.82, 129.18

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

1969 M7.2M7.2

1905 M7.2M7.2

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
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
M6.4 1936-02-27	1936-02-27 10:03	25 km	109 km N of Lospalos, Timor Leste
M6.3 1934-02-04	1934-02-04 22:01	25 km	195 km SSE of Amahai, Indonesia
M6.0 1932-07-27	1932-07-27 21:19	15 km	186 km SE of Ambon, Indonesia
M6.5 1932-03-26	1932-03-26 09:52	35 km	71 km SSE of Ambon, Indonesia
M6.0 1931-06-04	1931-06-04 09:50	15 km	Banda Sea
M7.5 1927-06-03	1927-06-03 07:12	35 km	273 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia
M6.5 1921-03-23	1921-03-23 22:44	15 km	290 km SSE of Amahai, Indonesia
M6.4 1920-07-02	1920-07-02 21:36	15 km	168 km SE 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.