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M6.8 earthquake, Banda Sea, 2020-05-06

MagnitudeM6.8mww

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Depth96 km

Time (UTC)2020-05-06 13:53

Rank in 202013 / 121among M6+

Rank since 19002497 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×16approx.

Banda Sea · -6.78, 129.79

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

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M5.7 2020-05-11	2020-05-11 01:06	10 km	Banda Sea

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1938 M8.5M8.5

1963 M8.1M8.1

1950 M7.7M7.7

2006 M7.6M7.6

2023 M7.6M7.6

1927 M7.5M7.5

1917 M7.3M7.3

1983 M7.3M7.3

2019 M7.3M7.3

2021 M7.3M7.3

1992 M7.3M7.3

1914 M7.1M7.1

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.0 2020-02-26	2020-02-26 07:33	54 km	273 km SW of Tual, Indonesia
M7.3 2019-06-24	2019-06-24 02:53	212 km	Banda Sea
M6.4 2018-12-01	2018-12-01 13:27	136 km	226 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste
M6.4 2018-03-25	2018-03-25 20:14	169 km	Banda Sea
M6.7 2016-12-21	2016-12-21 00:17	152 km	151 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste
M6.9 2015-12-09	2015-12-09 10:21	21 km	107 km SE of Amahai, Indonesia
M6.1 2015-11-21	2015-11-21 09:06	82 km	Kepulauan Babar, Indonesia
M6.0 2014-12-06	2014-12-06 22:05	116 km	Banda Sea
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

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.