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Strong mag. 6.8 earthquake - Banda Sea on Wednesday, 9 December 2015

Strong mag. 6.8 earthquake - Banda Sea on Wednesday, 9 December 2015

Strong mag. 6.8 earthquake - Banda Sea on Wednesday, 9 December 2015
Dec 9 12:44: Magnitude recalculated from 6.7 to 6.8.
Date & time: Wed, 9 Dec 10:21:46 UTC
Magnitude: 6.8
Depth: 12.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 4.18°S / 129.42°E
Nearest volcano: Banda Api (62 km)
Primary data source: GFZ
If you felt this quake (or if you were near the epicenter), please share your experience with us and submit a short "I felt it" report.
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Data for same earthquake as reported from other agencies
TimeMag. / DepthLocationMapSource
Wed, 9 Dec
Wed, 9 Dec 10:21 UTCM 7.0 / 45 km BANDA SEA[Map]EMSC
Wed, 9 Dec 10:21 UTCM 6.9 / 33.9 km- 106km SE of Amahai, Indonesia[Map]USGS
Wed, 9 Dec 10:21 UTCM 7.1 / 26 kmBanda Sea[Map]GeoAu

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shake map
(shakemap: USGS)
"I felt it" reports:
yuma,az / MMI IX (Violent shaking): my house fell down off of a cliff.
banda see (12263.6 km NW from epicenter) [Map] / MMI II (Very weak shaking): Oh my god this was really strong (via app)
Kaimana (Indonesia) (471 km E from epicenter)(no details): I felt it.. strong shaking.. (via EMSC)
Teluk Ambon (Indonesia) (157 km W from epicenter)(no details): Strong shake in Ambon !!!! For about 6 seconds (via EMSC)
Earthquakes in same area up to 1 year afterwards (likely aftershocks)
TimeMag. / DepthLocationMapSource
Mon, 28 Dec
Mon, 28 Dec 16:26 UTCM 5.3 / 19 km - [info] (182 km)Seram, Indonesia[Map]GFZ
Sun, 3 Jan
Sun, 3 Jan 21:26 UTCM 4.4 / 10 km - [info] (46 km)Banda Sea[Map]GFZ
Fri, 8 Jan
Fri, 8 Jan 18:56 UTCM 4.2 / 144.4 km - [info] (105 km)- 92km SSE of Saparua, Indonesia[Map]USGS
Mon, 11 Jan
Mon, 11 Jan 00:00 UTCM 4.5 / 12 km - [info] (219 km)Seram, Indonesia
[Map]		GFZ
(Indonesia) (33 km SW from epicenter)(no details): Mild earthquake just felt here on Ambon island, Indonesia. (via EMSC)
Mon, 11 Jan 00:00 UTCM 4.2 / 49 km - [info] (219 km)- 7km WNW of Kairatu, Indonesia
[Map]		USGS
Tue, 16 Feb
Tue, 16 Feb 17:41 UTCM 4.6 / 10 km - [info] (197 km)Irian Jaya Region, Indonesia[Map]GFZ
Tue, 23 Feb
Tue, 23 Feb 01:34 UTCM 4.5 / 137 km - [info]Banda Api (17 km)Banda Sea[Map]GFZ
Wed, 24 Feb
Wed, 24 Feb 08:14 UTCM 4.7 / 30 km - [info]Banda Api (281 km)Seram, Indonesia[Map]GFZ
Fri, 11 Mar
Fri, 11 Mar 13:13 UTCM 4.6 / 10 km - [info]Banda Api (130 km)Seram, Indonesia[Map]GFZ
Mon, 14 Mar
Mon, 14 Mar 21:32 UTCM 4.2 / 43 km - [info]Banda Api (277 km)Seram, Indonesia[Map]GFZ
Wed, 30 Mar
Wed, 30 Mar 13:38 UTCM 5.2 / 16 km - [info]Banda Api (68 km)Banda Sea[Map]GFZ
Wed, 30 Mar 21:10 UTCM 4.1 / 102 km - [info]Banda Api (99 km)Seram, Indonesia[Map]GFZ
Fri, 1 Apr
Fri, 1 Apr 06:11 UTCM 4.6 / 28.3 km - [info]Banda Api (194 km)- 270km NW of Tual, Indonesia[Map]USGS
Fri, 1 Apr 06:11 UTCM 4.7 / 10 km - [info]Banda Api (208 km)Irian Jaya Region, Indonesia[Map]GFZ
Mon, 30 May
Mon, 30 May 22:27 UTCM 4.9 / 49 km - [info]Banda Api (95 km)Seram, Indonesia[Map]GFZ
Tue, 21 Jun
Tue, 21 Jun 19:18 UTCM 4.7 / 10 km - [info] (52 km)Banda Sea[Map]GFZ
Thu, 23 Jun
Thu, 23 Jun 05:51 UTCM 4.8 / 32.3 km - [info]Banda Api (161 km)- 196km E of Amahai, Indonesia[Map]USGS
Fri, 22 Jul
Fri, 22 Jul 15:36 UTCM 4.2 / 206 km - [info]Banda Api (45 km) BANDA SEA[Map]EMSC
Wed, 27 Jul
Wed, 27 Jul 00:29 UTCM 4.8 / 10 km - [info]Banda Api (199 km)Irian Jaya Region, Indonesia[Map]GFZ
Wed, 27 Jul 00:29 UTCM 4.9 / 10 km - [info]Banda Api (174 km)- 223km E of Amahai, Indonesia[Map]USGS
Thu, 11 Aug
Thu, 11 Aug 15:58 UTCM 4.6 / 10 km - [info]Banda Api (85 km)Banda Sea[Map]GFZ
Tue, 23 Aug
Tue, 23 Aug 12:02 UTCM 4.5 / 10 km - [info] (173 km)Seram, Indonesia
[Map]		GFZ
Thu, 15 Sep
Thu, 15 Sep 19:45 UTCM 5.3 / 125 km - [info]Banda Api (119 km)Seram, Indonesia[Map]GFZ
Mon, 26 Sep
Mon, 26 Sep 19:15 UTCM 4.0 / 190 km - [info]Banda Api (157 km)Banda Sea[Map]GFZ
Fri, 21 Oct
Fri, 21 Oct 13:10 UTCM 4.6 / 84 km - [info] (72 km)Banda Sea
[Map]		GFZ
Fri, 21 Oct 21:46 UTCM 4.6 / 117.6 km - [info] (129 km)- 45km SE of Saparua, Indonesia
[Map]		USGS

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