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M6.9 earthquake, Timor Leste, 1991-07-04

MagnitudeM6.9mwb

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Depth29 km

Time (UTC)1991-07-04 11:43

Rank in 199121 / 137among M6+

Rank since 19001898 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×22approx.

81 km NW of Maubara, Timor Leste · -8.10, 124.68

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1996 M7.9M7.9

2004 M7.5M7.5

2021 M7.3M7.3

1969 M7.2M7.2

1938 M7.2M7.2

1952 M7.0M7.0

1914 M7.0M7.0

2015 M7.0M7.0

1966 M7.0M7.0

1964 M6.9M6.9

1991 M6.9M6.9

2009 M6.9M6.9

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.9 1991-06-07	1991-06-07 11:51	536 km	160 km NNE of Maumere, Indonesia
M6.6 1991-05-21	1991-05-21 11:00	18 km	106 km N of Baukau, Timor Leste
M6.7 1989-07-14	1989-07-14 20:42	10 km	59 km N of Maubara, Timor Leste
M6.5 1988-02-20	1988-02-20 01:25	314 km	152 km N of Lospalos, Timor Leste
M6.7 1987-11-26	1987-11-26 01:43	33 km	108 km NNW of Pante Makasar, Timor Leste
M6.0 1986-05-27	1986-05-27 08:54	628 km	206 km NW of Maubara, Timor Leste
M6.0 1985-10-25	1985-10-25 18:12	596 km	197 km NNW of Maubara, Timor Leste
M6.4 1983-12-12	1983-12-12 09:26	137 km	108 km NNE 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

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.