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M6.6 earthquake, Timor Leste, 1923-03-28

MagnitudeM6.6mw

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Depth35 km

Time (UTC)1923-03-28 04:28

Rank in 192337 / 93among M6+

Rank since 19003889 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×7approx.

99 km NNW of Pante Makasar, Timor Leste · -8.38, 124.02

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1996 M7.9M7.9

1992 M7.8M7.8

2026 M7.8M7.8

2004 M7.5M7.5

2021 M7.3M7.3

1938 M7.2M7.2

1927 M7.0M7.0

1952 M7.0M7.0

1914 M7.0M7.0

2015 M7.0M7.0

1966 M7.0M7.0

1964 M6.9M6.9

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.3 1920-05-19	1920-05-19 12:41	35 km	Banda Sea
M6.5 1918-10-16	1918-10-16 20:04	35 km	71 km NW of Naisano Dua, Indonesia
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

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.