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M7.1 earthquake, Banda Sea, 2012-12-10

MagnitudeM7.1mww

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Depth155 km

Time (UTC)2012-12-10 16:53

Rank in 201215 / 133among M6+

Rank since 19001231 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×45approx.

Banda Sea · -6.53, 129.82

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

None

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

1914 M7.1M7.1

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.1 2012-10-08	2012-10-08 11:43	10 km	127 km S of Amahai, Indonesia
M6.0 2010-12-15	2010-12-15 11:29	135 km	241 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste
M6.2 2010-02-15	2010-02-15 21:51	126 km	238 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste
M6.1 2009-12-26	2009-12-26 08:57	85 km	171 km W of Tual, Indonesia
M6.9 2009-10-24	2009-10-24 14:40	130 km	268 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia
M6.1 2009-01-22	2009-01-22 20:16	147 km	219 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste
M6.2 2008-11-07	2008-11-07 16:04	10 km	Banda Sea
M6.3 2008-08-04	2008-08-04 20:45	174 km	285 km W of Tual, Indonesia
M6.0 2008-06-06	2008-06-06 13:42	122 km	149 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste
M6.2 2008-02-13	2008-02-13 19:58	19 km	185 km ENE 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.