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M6.9 earthquake, Timor Leste, 1930-03-26

MagnitudeM6.9mw

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Depth10 km

Time (UTC)1930-03-26 07:12

Rank in 193010 / 97among M6+

Rank since 19002065 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×21approx.

84 km N of Metinaro, Timor Leste · -7.76, 125.79

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

2004 M7.5M7.5

1917 M7.3M7.3

1983 M7.3M7.3

2021 M7.3M7.3

1969 M7.2M7.2

1905 M7.2M7.2

1962 M7.1M7.1

1952 M7.0M7.0

1914 M7.0M7.0

1966 M7.0M7.0

1964 M6.9M6.9

1991 M6.9M6.9

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.6 1923-03-28	1923-03-28 04:28	35 km	99 km NNW of Pante Makasar, Timor Leste
M6.3 1920-05-19	1920-05-19 12:41	35 km	Banda Sea
M7.3 1917-08-30	1917-08-30 04:07	140 km	145 km NNE of Lospalos, Timor Leste
M7.0 1914-08-06	1914-08-06 04:10	625 km	194 km SE of Baubau, Indonesia
M6.5 1912-08-18	1912-08-18 13:19	600 km	201 km SSE of Baubau, Indonesia
M6.8 1908-03-23	1908-03-23 12:23	35 km	11 km WSW of Ainaro, Timor Leste
M7.2 1905-09-29	1905-09-29 11:52	35 km	58 km ENE 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.