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M8.5 earthquake, 1938 Banda Sea Earthquake, 1938-02-01

MagnitudeM8.5mw

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Depth25 km

Time (UTC)1938-02-01 19:04

Rank in 19381 / 149among M6+

Rank since 190016 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×5,623approx.

1938 Banda Sea Earthquake · -5.04, 131.61

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1938 M8.5M8.5

1943 M7.7M7.7

2023 M7.6M7.6

1927 M7.5M7.5

1992 M7.3M7.3

1936 M7.1M7.1

1914 M7.1M7.1

2005 M7.1M7.1

2012 M7.1M7.1

2023 M7.1M7.1

1987 M7.1M7.1

1988 M7.0M7.0

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.0 1937-09-27	1937-09-27 11:13	25 km	150 km ENE of Amahai, Indonesia
M7.1 1936-02-15	1936-02-15 12:46	15 km	152 km NNE of Tual, Indonesia
M6.0 1934-02-17	1934-02-17 21:02	15 km	97 km E of Amahai, Indonesia
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
M6.0 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
M6.6 1928-12-07	1928-12-07 09:14	15 km	203 km WSW of Nabire, 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.