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M7.3 earthquake, Timor Leste, 1983-11-24

MagnitudeM7.3mw

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Depth178 km

Time (UTC)1983-11-24 05:30

Rank in 19835 / 136among M6+

Rank since 1900728 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×89approx.

172 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · -7.48, 128.17

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1963 M8.1M8.1

1950 M7.7M7.7

2006 M7.6M7.6

2023 M7.6M7.6

1927 M7.5M7.5

1917 M7.3M7.3

2019 M7.3M7.3

2021 M7.3M7.3

1992 M7.3M7.3

1983 M7.3M7.3

1969 M7.2M7.2

1905 M7.2M7.2

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.1 1983-11-20	1983-11-20 20:32	59 km	Pulau Pulau Tanimbar, Indonesia
M6.0 1983-08-06	1983-08-06 22:37	160 km	Banda Sea
M6.2 1982-10-07	1982-10-07 07:15	515 km	150 km N of Manatutu, Timor Leste
M6.3 1982-06-22	1982-06-22 04:18	450 km	129 km N of Manatutu, Timor Leste
M6.1 1981-10-17	1981-10-17 06:44	179 km	268 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste
M6.0 1980-06-16	1980-06-16 20:48	167 km	214 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste
M6.0 1977-06-29	1977-06-29 07:24	58 km	125 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste
M6.0 1976-08-21	1976-08-21 06:56	120 km	Banda Sea
M6.3 1975-10-17	1975-10-17 03:31	109 km	222 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste
M6.5 1974-10-29	1974-10-29 03:14	117 km	Banda Sea

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.