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M6.7 earthquake, Timor Leste, 2016-12-21

MagnitudeM6.7mww

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Depth152 km

Time (UTC)2016-12-21 00:17

Rank in 201633 / 147among M6+

Rank since 19003071 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×11approx.

151 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · -7.51, 127.92

M5.5+ within 100 km in the next 30 days

None

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1963 M8.1M8.1

1950 M7.7M7.7

2006 M7.6M7.6

2023 M7.6M7.6

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

1914 M7.1M7.1

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.1 2015-11-21	2015-11-21 09:06	82 km	Kepulauan Babar, Indonesia
M6.2 2014-08-06	2014-08-06 11:45	10 km	179 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste
M6.4 2013-12-01	2013-12-01 01:24	10 km	224 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste
M6.5 2013-09-01	2013-09-01 11:52	112 km	180 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste
M6.0 2013-08-12	2013-08-12 00:53	95 km	Kepulauan Babar, Indonesia
M7.1 2012-12-10	2012-12-10 16:53	155 km	Banda Sea
M6.9 2011-08-30	2011-08-30 06:57	470 km	236 km N of Baukau, Timor Leste
M6.0 2010-12-15	2010-12-15 11:29	135 km	241 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste
M6.2 2010-02-15	2010-02-15 21:51	126 km	238 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste
M6.1 2009-01-22	2009-01-22 20:16	147 km	219 km NE 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.