M 7.0 earthquake – Java, Indonesia
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Local time: Apr 14, 2023 · 16:55 (UTC+7)
MajorDeep · 597 kmPAGER green
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- Magnitude
- 7.0moment magnitude (mww)
- Depth
- 597 kmDeep earthquake
- Epicenter
- -6.041, 112.04870 km from Sangkapura
- Energy released
- 477 kilotons of TNTabout 32 × Hiroshima
- Felt reports
- 133"Did You Feel It?" responses
- Shaking intensity
- 2.8max. instrumental (MMI)
- Aftershocks
- 1M2.5+ within 73 km, up to 60 days
- Significance
- 827USGS score, 0–1,000+
The strongest within 300 km on record
No earthquake this strong has been recorded this close since our catalog begins in 1900.
How strong was it?
Major earthquake. It released 477 kilotons of TNT, 1,000 times the energy of a magnitude 5.0. Bars use the magnitude scale: every step is about 32 times more energy.
Aftershocks
1 earthquakes of M2.5+ within 73 km in the 60 days after.
The strongest earthquakes within 300 km
Since 1900, around Indonesia.
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- 6.7 94 km N of Tuban, Indonesia Sep 2, 1992
- 6.7 87 km NNE of Tayu, Indonesia Jul 9, 1984
- 6.6 Java Sea Jul 6, 2020
- 6.6 8 km WSW of Sumberpucung, Indonesia Sep 28, 1998
- 6.6 86 km NNW of Batang, Indonesia Sep 28, 1994
- 6.6 9 km NW of Tuban, Indonesia Jun 19, 1950
- 6.5 114 km NNW of Batang, Indonesia Nov 15, 1994