Strong mag. 6.1 earthquake - Banda Sea on Saturday, 6 December 2014
Strong mag. 6.1 earthquake - Banda Sea, 58 km east of Pulau Kekeh Besar Island, Maluku, Indonesia, on Saturday, 6 December 2014 at 22:05 (GMT)
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Strong magnitude 6.1 earthquake at 142 km depth
6 Dec 22:09 UTC: First to report: GFZ after 4 minutes.
Dec 7 00:10: Magnitude recalculated from 6.0 to 6.1.
Dec 7 00:10: Magnitude recalculated from 6.0 to 6.1.
Magnitude: 6.1
Depth: 142.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 6.21°S / 130.5°E

Nearest volcano: Serua (71 km / 44 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
257 km (160 mi) WSW of Tual (pop: 39,500) --> See nearby quakes!
364 km (226 mi) SSE of Amahai (pop: 47,700) --> See nearby quakes!
380 km (236 mi) SE of Ambon City (pop: 355,600) --> See nearby quakes!
389 km (242 mi) SW of Mas (pop: 320) --> See nearby quakes!
464 km (288 mi) NE of Lospalos (Timor-Leste) (pop: 17,200) --> See nearby quakes!
512 km (318 mi) ENE of Baucau (Timor-Leste) (pop: 16,000) --> See nearby quakes!
2615 km (1625 mi) E of Jakarta (pop: 8,540,100) --> See nearby quakes!
58 km (36 mi) E of Pulau Kekeh Besar Island --> See nearby quakes!
360 km (224 mi) SSE of Seram Island --> 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
Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies
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Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
M 6.1 | 142 km | Banda Sea | GFZ |
M 6.0 | 131 km | BANDA SEA | EMSC |
M 6.0 | 120 km | Banda Sea | GeoAu |
M 6.0 | 117 km | 222km NNW of Saumlaki, Indonesia | USGS |
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Darwin Aus / Very weak shaking (MMI II)
Brinkin (Australia, 684 km S of epicenter) : Wall of house wobbled slightly only noticed because leaning against wall (reported through EMSC)
Aftershocks of the 6.1 quake Banda Sea, 58 km east of Pulau Kekeh Besar Island, Maluku, Indonesia, 6 December 2014 22:05 GMT
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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (9 quakes):- 01 Jun 2015 10:28 UTC| M 4.8 |128 km (79.5 mi) depth|26 km (16 mi) distance| GFZ | Details
- 08 Apr 2015 13:49 UTC| M 4.7 |152 km (94.4 mi) depth|9 km (6 mi) distance| GFZ | Details
- 04 Apr 2015 17:48 UTC| M 5.0 |126 km (78.3 mi) depth|34 km (21 mi) distance| GFZ | Details
- 20 Mar 2015 17:11 UTC| M 4.6 |137 km (85.1 mi) depth|21 km (13 mi) distance| GFZ | Details
- 15 Mar 2015 14:22 UTC| M 5.3 |10 km (6.2 mi) depth|40 km (25 mi) distance| GFZ | Details
- 16 Feb 2015 03:27 UTC| M 4.3 |135.6 km (84.3 mi) depth|8 km (5 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 25 Jan 2015 17:01 UTC| M 4.8 |133 km (82.6 mi) depth|35 km (22 mi) distance| GFZ | Details
- 22 Jan 2015 21:10 UTC| M 4.3 |128.5 km (79.8 mi) depth|50 km (31 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 08 Dec 2014 18:04 UTC| M 4.3 |159.5 km (99.1 mi) depth|27 km (17 mi) distance| USGS | Details
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