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M6.5 earthquake, Timor Leste, 1988-02-20

MagnitudeM6.5mw

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Depth314 km

Time (UTC)1988-02-20 01:25

Rank in 198841 / 122among M6+

Rank since 19004387 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×6approx.

152 km N of Lospalos, Timor Leste · -7.14, 127.00

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1963 M8.1M8.1

1950 M7.7M7.7

2006 M7.6M7.6

2004 M7.5M7.5

1917 M7.3M7.3

1983 M7.3M7.3

2019 M7.3M7.3

2021 M7.3M7.3

1969 M7.2M7.2

1905 M7.2M7.2

1962 M7.1M7.1

1995 M7.1M7.1

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.2 1985-03-25	1985-03-25 11:07	248 km	Banda Sea
M6.2 1984-06-06	1984-06-06 05:38	33 km	287 km WSW of Ambon, Indonesia
M6.4 1983-12-12	1983-12-12 09:26	137 km	108 km NNE of Lospalos, Timor Leste
M7.3 1983-11-24	1983-11-24 05:30	178 km	172 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste
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
M6.1 1980-05-15	1980-05-15 18:58	33 km	257 km N of Manatutu, Timor Leste
M6.8 1977-08-27	1977-08-27 07:12	25 km	58 km N of Likisá, 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.