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M7.0 earthquake, Timor Leste, 1998-11-09

MagnitudeM7.0mwc

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Depth33 km

Time (UTC)1998-11-09 05:38

Rank in 199812 / 121among M6+

Rank since 19001539 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×32approx.

278 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · -6.92, 128.95

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

1983 M7.3M7.3

2019 M7.3M7.3

2021 M7.3M7.3

1992 M7.3M7.3

1969 M7.2M7.2

1905 M7.2M7.2

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.7 1998-11-09	1998-11-09 05:30	33 km	282 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste
M6.5 1998-02-19	1998-02-19 14:14	33 km	126 km S of Amahai, Indonesia
M6.1 1997-11-03	1997-11-03 19:17	216 km	298 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste
M6.0 1997-09-26	1997-09-26 15:48	254 km	207 km SSE of Ambon, Indonesia
M6.0 1997-07-31	1997-07-31 21:54	59 km	231 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia
M7.1 1995-12-25	1995-12-25 04:43	142 km	297 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste
M6.0 1995-09-18	1995-09-18 06:56	181 km	279 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste
M6.2 1994-08-04	1994-08-04 22:15	33 km	152 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia
M6.5 1994-07-13	1994-07-13 11:45	159 km	138 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste
M6.3 1993-12-20	1993-12-20 13:56	8 km	208 km SW of Tual, Indonesia

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.