Strong mag. 6.3 earthquake - Banda Sea on Wednesday, 6 August 2014
Very strong mag. 6.1 earthquake - Banda Sea, 51 km west of Pulau Terbang Utara Island, Maluku, Indonesia, on Wednesday, August 6, 2014 at 11:45 (GMT)
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Very strong magnitude 6.1 earthquake at 10 km depth
6 Aug 11:49 UTC: First to report: GFZ after 4 minutes.
Aug 6 11:53: Magnitude recalculated from 6.2 to 6.1.
Aug 6 11:53: Magnitude recalculated from 6.2 to 6.1.
Magnitude: 6.1
Depth: 10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 7.29°S / 128.1°E↗
(Banda Sea, Indonesia)Antipode: 7.29°N / 51.9°W↗
Nearest volcano: Wurlali (65 km / 40 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
183 km (114 mi) NE of Lospalos (Timor-Leste) (pop: 17,200) --> See nearby quakes!
224 km (139 mi) NE of Baucau (Timor-Leste) (pop: 16,000) --> See nearby quakes!
242 km (150 mi) NE of Venilale (Timor-Leste) (pop: 16,000) --> See nearby quakes!
312 km (194 mi) ENE of Delhi (Timor-Leste) (pop: 150,000) --> See nearby quakes!
322 km (200 mi) ENE of Aileu (Timor-Leste) (pop: 17,400) --> See nearby quakes!
336 km (209 mi) ENE of Likisa (Timor-Leste) (pop: 19,000) --> See nearby quakes!
369 km (229 mi) ENE of Maliana (Timor-Leste) (pop: 22,000) --> See nearby quakes!
400 km (248 mi) S of Ambon City (pop: 355,600) --> See nearby quakes!
407 km (253 mi) ENE of Atambua (Kabupaten Belu) (pop: 35,800) --> See nearby quakes!
465 km (289 mi) ENE of Kefamenanu (Kabupaten Timor Tengah Utara) (pop: 29,500) --> See nearby quakes!
288 km (179 mi) NE of Timor Island (pop: 3,182,700) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: GFZ (German Research Centre for Geosciences)
Estimated released energy: 8.9 x 1013 joules (24.8 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 21301 tons of TNT or 1.3 atomic bombs!) More info
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| Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
| 6.1 | 10 km | Banda Sea | GFZ |
| 6.2 | 10 km | KEPULAUAN BARAT DAYA, INDONESIA | EMSC |
| 6.1 | 10 km | Kepulauan Barat Daya, Indonesia | USGS |
(shakemap: USGS)
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Aftershocks
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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (17 quakes)
Date and time | Mag Depth | Location | Details |
| Jan 16, 2015 23:55 7 years ago | 4.3 135 km | Banda Sea, 25 km SW of Pulau Terbang Utara Island, Maluku, Indonesia | More |
| Dec 6, 2014 06:32 7 years ago | 4.5 167 km | Banda Sea, 48 km SW of Pulau Terbang Utara Island, Maluku, Indonesia | More |
| Dec 5, 2014 10:43 7 years ago | 5.1 258 km | Banda Sea, 54 km NW of Pulau Terbang Utara Island, Maluku, Indonesia | More |
| Dec 2, 2014 13:29 7 years ago | 4.7 10 km | Banda Sea, 50 km NW of Meaterialam Island, Indonesia | More |
| Dec 1, 2014 07:07 7 years ago | 4.8 295 km | Banda Sea, 78 km NW of Pulau Terbang Utara Island, Maluku, Indonesia | More |
| Nov 24, 2014 03:50 7 years ago | 4.5 160 km | Banda Sea, 34 km E of Pulau Romang Island, Maluku, Indonesia | More |
| Nov 9, 2014 10:05 7 years ago | 4.7 154 km | Banda Sea, 41 km SW of Pulau Terbang Utara Island, Maluku, Indonesia | More |
| Oct 4, 2014 12:45 7 years ago | 4.7 177 km | Banda Sea, 23 km S of Pulau Terbang Utara Island, Maluku, Indonesia | More |
| Oct 2, 2014 08:00 7 years ago | 4.8 160 km | Banda Sea, 30 km S of Pulau Terbang Utara Island, Maluku, Indonesia | More |
| Sep 20, 2014 11:10 7 years ago | 4.7 130 km | Banda Sea, 43 km S of Pulau Terbang Utara Island, Maluku, Indonesia | More |
| Sep 3, 2014 00:50 7 years ago | 4.2 265 km | Banda Sea, 25 km S of Pulau Terbang Utara Island, Maluku, Indonesia | More |
| Aug 28, 2014 06:23 7 years ago | 6.0 136 km | Banda Sea, 39 km S of Pulau Terbang Utara Island, Maluku, Indonesia | More |
| Aug 28, 2014 06:23 7 years ago | 5.4 122 km | Banda Sea, 9.2 km S of Pulau Terbang Utara Island, Maluku, Indonesia | More |
| Aug 15, 2014 12:34 7 years ago | 4.7 22 km | Banda Sea, 358 km S of Ambon City, Maluku, Indonesia | More |
| Aug 6, 2014 15:16 7 years ago | 5.1 10 km | Banda Sea, 44 km W of Pulau Terbang Utara Island, Maluku, Indonesia | More |
| Aug 6, 2014 14:30 7 years ago | 4.5 10 km | Banda Sea, 55 km W of Pulau Terbang Utara Island, Maluku, Indonesia | More |
| Aug 6, 2014 13:05 7 years ago | 4.9 10 km | Banda Sea, 56 km W of Pulau Terbang Utara Island, Maluku, Indonesia | More |
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