Strong mag. 6.8 earthquake - Banda Sea on Wednesday, 9 December 2015
Strong mag. 6.8 earthquake - Banda Sea, 2511 km east of Jakarta, Indonesia, on Wednesday, 9 December 2015 at 10:21 (GMT)
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Strong magnitude 6.8 earthquake at 12 km depth
9 Dec 10:26 UTC: First to report: GFZ after 4 minutes.
Dec 9 12:44: Magnitude recalculated from 6.7 to 6.8.
Dec 9 12:44: Magnitude recalculated from 6.7 to 6.8.
Magnitude: 6.8
Depth: 12.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 4.18°S / 129.42°E

Nearest volcano: Banda Api (62 km / 39 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
2511 km (1560 mi) E of Jakarta (pop: 8,540,100) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: GFZ (German Research Centre for Geosciences)
Estimated released energy: 1 x 1015 joules (278 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 2.4 x 105 tons of TNT or 14.9 atomic bombs!) More info
Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies
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Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
M 6.8 | 12 km | Banda Sea | GFZ |
M 7.0 | 45 km | BANDA SEA | EMSC |
M 6.9 | 34 km | - 106km SE of Amahai, Indonesia | USGS |
M 7.1 | 26 km | Banda Sea | GeoAu |
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yuma,az / Violent shaking (MMI IX) : my house fell down off of a cliff.
banda see (12263.6 km NW of epicenter) [Map] / Very weak shaking (MMI II) : Oh my god this was really strong (reported through our app)
Kaimana (Indonesia, 471 km E of epicenter) : I felt it.. strong shaking.. (reported through EMSC)
Teluk Ambon (Indonesia, 157 km W of epicenter) : Strong shake in Ambon !!!! For about 6 seconds (reported through EMSC)
Aftershocks of the 6.8 quake Banda Sea, 2511 km east of Jakarta, Indonesia, 9 December 2015 10:21 GMT
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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (62 quakes):- 30 May 2016 22:27 UTC| M 4.9 |49 km (30.4 mi) depth|33 km (21 mi) distance| GFZ | Details
- 04 Apr 2016 21:05 UTC| M 4.2 |34 km (21.1 mi) depth|134 km (83 mi) distance| EMSC | Details
- 01 Apr 2016 18:25 UTC| M 4.6 |25 km (15.5 mi) depth|145 km (90 mi) distance| GFZ | Details
- 30 Mar 2016 21:10 UTC| M 4.1 |102 km (63.4 mi) depth|38 km (23 mi) distance| GFZ | Details
- 30 Mar 2016 13:38 UTC| M 5.2 |16 km (9.9 mi) depth|13 km (8 mi) distance| GFZ | Details
- 11 Mar 2016 13:13 UTC| M 4.6 |10 km (6.2 mi) depth|99 km (62 mi) distance| GFZ | Details
- 06 Mar 2016 22:58 UTC| M 4.3 |223 km (138.6 mi) depth|120 km (75 mi) distance| GFZ | Details
- 23 Feb 2016 01:34 UTC| M 4.5 |137 km (85.1 mi) depth|49 km (30 mi) distance| GFZ | Details
- 20 Feb 2016 01:26 UTC| M 4.8 |43 km (26.7 mi) depth|141 km (87 mi) distance| GFZ | Details
- 18 Feb 2016 11:14 UTC| M 4.8 |24 km (14.9 mi) depth|146 km (91 mi) distance| GFZ | Details
- 08 Jan 2016 18:56 UTC| M 4.2 |144.4 km (89.7 mi) depth|57 km (35 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 03 Jan 2016 21:26 UTC| M 4.4 |10 km (6.2 mi) depth|19 km (12 mi) distance| GFZ | Details
- 28 Dec 2015 16:26 UTC| M 5.3 |19 km (11.8 mi) depth|119 km (74 mi) distance| GFZ | Details
- 24 Dec 2015 16:13 UTC| M 4.5 |10 km (6.2 mi) depth|36 km (23 mi) distance| GFZ | Details
- 24 Dec 2015 06:03 UTC| M 4.7 |10 km (6.2 mi) depth|32 km (20 mi) distance| GFZ | Details
- 24 Dec 2015 05:38 UTC| M 4.7 |35 km (21.7 mi) depth|28 km (18 mi) distance| USGS | Details
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Earlier earthquakes in the same area since 1900
Strong mag. 6.8 earthquake - Banda Sea, 2511 km east of Jakarta, Indonesia, on Wednesday, 9 December 2015 at 10:21 (GMT)- Date / time UTC| Mag |Depth|Age|Distance| Details
- 27 Jan 2006 16:58| 7.6 |397km / 247mi|15 years ago|203km / 126mi| Banda Sea (Indonesia)
- 08 Oct 1950 03:23| 7.3 |20km / 12.4mi|70 years ago|132km / 82mi| Banda Sea (Indonesia)
- 17 Jun 1987 01:32| 7.1 |67km / 42mi|34 years ago|217km / 135mi| Banda Sea (Indonesia)
- 16 Sep 1971 06:22| 7.0 |131km / 81mi|49 years ago|233km / 145mi| Banda Sea (Indonesia)
- 09 Jun 1920 11:30| 6.8 |15km / 9.3mi|101 years ago|80km / 50mi| Banda Sea (Indonesia)
- 26 Mar 1932 09:52| 6.6 |35km / 22mi|89 years ago|111km / 69mi| Banda Sea (Indonesia)
- 19 Feb 1998 14:14| 6.5 |33km / 21mi|23 years ago|50km / 31mi| Banda Sea (Indonesia)
- 14 Jan 1975 19:48| 6.5 |33km / 21mi|46 years ago|107km / 67mi| Banda Sea (Indonesia)
- 03 Dec 1974 03:06| 6.5 |33km / 21mi|46 years ago|101km / 63mi| Banda Sea (Indonesia)
- 17 Aug 2007 03:04| 6.4 |10km / 6.2mi|13 years ago|120km / 75mi| Banda Sea (Indonesia)
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