M 7.6 earthquake – Pulau Pulau Tanimbar, Indonesia
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Local time: Jan 10, 2023 · 02:47 (UTC+9)
MajorIntermediate · 105 kmPAGER green
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- Magnitude
- 7.6moment magnitude (mww)
- Depth
- 105 kmIntermediate earthquake
- Epicenter
- -7.059, 130.009343 km from Tual
- Energy released
- 3.8 megatons of TNTabout 253 × Hiroshima
- Felt reports
- 216"Did You Feel It?" responses
- Shaking intensity
- 7.2max. instrumental (MMI)
- Aftershocks
- 49M2.5+ within 166 km, up to 60 days
- Significance
- 1,079USGS score, 0–1,000+
The strongest here since 2006
The last earthquake at least as strong within 300 km struck on Jan 27, 2006.
How strong was it?
Major earthquake. It released 3.8 megatons of TNT, 7,943 times the energy of a magnitude 5.0. Bars use the magnitude scale: every step is about 32 times more energy.
Aftershocks
49 earthquakes of M2.5+ within 166 km in the 60 days after.
- 5.4 Pulau Pulau Tanimbar, Indonesia Jan 9, 2023
- 4.1 Pulau Pulau Tanimbar, Indonesia Jan 9, 2023
- 4.5 Kepulauan Babar, Indonesia Jan 9, 2023
- 4.2 Kepulauan Babar, Indonesia Jan 9, 2023
- 4.5 Kepulauan Babar, Indonesia Jan 10, 2023
- 4.4 Kepulauan Babar, Indonesia Jan 11, 2023
- 5.0 196 km SW of Tual, Indonesia Jan 11, 2023
- 4.2 Banda Sea Jan 12, 2023
- 4.6 Pulau Pulau Tanimbar, Indonesia Jan 13, 2023
- 4.5 299 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia Jan 13, 2023
The strongest earthquakes within 300 km
Since 1900, around Indonesia.
- 8.5 1938 Banda Sea Earthquake Feb 1, 1938
- 8.1 1963 Banda Sea Earthquake Nov 4, 1963
- 7.7 Banda Sea Nov 2, 1950
- 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
In the week before
Earthquakes within 166 km in the 7 days before this one: possible foreshocks.