M 6.9 earthquake – Banda Sea

Oct 30, 1909 · 10:17 UTC · Oct 30, 1909
Local time: Oct 30, 1909 · 18:39 (UTC+8:22)

StrongIntermediate · 150 km Reviewed by a seismologist

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Magnitude: 6.9surface-wave magnitude (ms)
Depth: 150 kmIntermediate earthquake
Epicenter: -6.908, 129.649343 km from Lospalos
Energy released: 338 kilotons of TNTabout 23 × Hiroshima
Felt reports: —"Did You Feel It?" responses
Shaking intensity: —not estimated
Aftershocks: 0M2.5+ within 64 km
Significance: 732USGS score, 0–1,000+

The strongest here since 1905

The last earthquake at least as strong within 300 km struck on Sep 29, 1905.

How strong was it?

Strong earthquake. It released 338 kilotons of TNT, 708 times the energy of a magnitude 5.0. Bars use the magnitude scale: every step is about 32 times more energy.

Chile 1960 M 9.5

Japan 2011 M 9.1

San Francisco 1906 M 7.9

Turkey 2023 M 7.8

Haiti 2010 M 7.0

This earthquake M 6.9

Northridge 1994 M 6.7

The strongest earthquakes within 300 km

Since 1900.