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M7.3 earthquake, Flores Sea, 2021-12-14

MagnitudeM7.3mww

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Depth14 km

Time (UTC)2021-12-14 03:20

Rank in 202111 / 157among M6+

Rank since 1900781 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×89approx.

Flores Sea · -7.60, 122.23

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

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M5.7 2021-12-14	2021-12-14 03:23	10 km	111 km N of Maumere, Indonesia
M5.8 2021-12-14	2021-12-14 03:25	10 km	112 km N of Maumere, Indonesia
M5.6 2021-12-14	2021-12-14 08:31	10 km	111 km N of Maumere, Indonesia

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

1990 M7.1M7.1

1927 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
M6.9 2020-08-21	2020-08-21 04:09	624 km	222 km SSE of Katabu, Indonesia
M6.5 2018-08-17	2018-08-17 15:35	529 km	124 km N of Labuan Bajo, Indonesia
M6.0 2018-07-28	2018-07-28 17:07	578 km	177 km NNE of Maumere, Indonesia
M6.7 2017-10-24	2017-10-24 10:47	554 km	181 km NNE of Maumere, Indonesia
M6.3 2016-12-05	2016-12-05 01:13	526 km	193 km NE of Maumere, Indonesia
M6.0 2016-08-23	2016-08-23 19:39	533 km	149 km N of Maumere, Indonesia
M7.0 2015-02-27	2015-02-27 13:45	552 km	150 km NNE of Maumere, Indonesia
M6.1 2013-09-21	2013-09-21 01:39	550 km	129 km N of Labuan Bajo, Indonesia
M6.9 2009-08-28	2009-08-28 01:51	642 km	211 km NE of Maumere, Indonesia
M6.4 2008-12-06	2008-12-06 10:55	398 km	144 km NNW of Maubara, 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.