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M7.1 earthquake, Banda Sea, 2023-11-08

MagnitudeM7.1mww

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Depth6 km

Time (UTC)2023-11-08 04:53

Rank in 202313 / 147among M6+

Rank since 19001262 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×45approx.

Banda Sea · -6.42, 129.55

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

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.7 2023-11-08	2023-11-08 13:02	10 km	Banda Sea
M5.9 2023-11-10	2023-11-10 03:50	10 km	283 km W of Tual, Indonesia
M6.1 2023-11-10	2023-11-10 20:45	10 km	Banda Sea
M5.6 2023-11-10	2023-11-10 21:20	10 km	295 km W of Tual, Indonesia
M5.5 2023-12-02	2023-12-02 12:01	117 km	Kepulauan Babar, Indonesia

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

1950 M7.3M7.3

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.7 2023-11-08	2023-11-08 04:52	10 km	Banda Sea
M6.2 2023-05-24	2023-05-24 15:49	158 km	Banda Sea
M6.1 2023-02-17	2023-02-17 09:37	40 km	130 km SSW of Tual, Indonesia
M7.6 2023-01-09	2023-01-09 17:47	105 km	Pulau Pulau Tanimbar, Indonesia
M6.0 2022-02-01	2022-02-01 19:25	119 km	184 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste
M7.3 2021-12-29	2021-12-29 18:25	165 km	125 km NNE of Lospalos, Timor Leste
M6.8 2020-05-06	2020-05-06 13:53	96 km	Banda Sea
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

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.