M 7.1 earthquake – 297 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste
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Local time: Dec 25, 1995 · 12:43 (UTC+8)
MajorIntermediate · 142 km
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- Magnitude
- 7.1moment magnitude (mw)
- Depth
- 142 kmIntermediate earthquake
- Epicenter
- -6.903, 129.151298 km from Lospalos
- Energy released
- 674 kilotons of TNTabout 45 × Hiroshima
- Felt reports
- —"Did You Feel It?" responses
- Shaking intensity
- 6.4max. instrumental (MMI)
- Aftershocks
- 11M2.5+ within 84 km, up to 60 days
- Significance
- 776USGS score, 0–1,000+
The strongest here since 1992
The last earthquake at least as strong within 300 km struck on Dec 20, 1992.
How strong was it?
Major earthquake. It released 674 kilotons of TNT, 1,413 times the energy of a magnitude 5.0. Bars use the magnitude scale: every step is about 32 times more energy.
Aftershocks
11 earthquakes of M2.5+ within 84 km in the 60 days after.
- 5.0 Banda Sea Dec 25, 1995
- 4.7 Banda Sea Dec 26, 1995
- 4.6 Banda Sea Dec 29, 1995
- 4.8 Banda Sea Dec 30, 1995
- 5.0 224 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste Dec 31, 1995
- 4.9 Banda Sea Jan 3, 1996
- 4.7 221 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste Jan 14, 1996
- 4.8 Banda Sea Jan 23, 1996
- 4.7 245 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste Feb 5, 1996
- 4.5 Kepulauan Babar, Indonesia Feb 10, 1996
The strongest earthquakes within 300 km
Since 1900, around Timor Leste.
- 8.1 1963 Banda Sea Earthquake Nov 4, 1963
- 7.7 Banda Sea Nov 2, 1950
- 7.6 Pulau Pulau Tanimbar, Indonesia Jan 9, 2023
- 7.6 196 km S of Ambon, Indonesia Jan 27, 2006
- 7.5 273 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia Jun 3, 1927
- 7.3 125 km NNE of Lospalos, Timor Leste Dec 29, 2021
- 7.3 Banda Sea Jun 24, 2019
- 7.3 281 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia Dec 20, 1992