Date & time | Feb 1, 1938 19:04:22 UTC |
Local time at epicenter | |
Status | Confirmed |
Magnitude | 8.5 |
Depth | 25.0 km |
Epicenter latitude / longitude | 5.045°S / 131.614°E ![]() |
Antipode | 5.045°N / 48.386°W |
Shaking intensity | Severe shaking near epicenter |
Felt | 0 reports |
Primary data source | USGS (United States Geological Survey) |
Nearest volcano | Manuk (156 km / 97 mi) |
Nearby towns and cities | 142 km (88 mi) WNW of Tual (pop: 39,500) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 211 km (131 mi) SW of Mas (pop: 320) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 354 km (220 mi) ESE of Amahai (pop: 47,700) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 409 km (254 mi) ESE of Ambon City (pop: 355,600) | Show on map | Quakes nearby |
Estimated seismic energy released | 3.5 x 1017 joules (98559 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 8.5 x 107 tons of TNT or 5300.2 atomic bombs!) | about seismic energy |
Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
8.5 | 25 km | Banda Sea (Indonesia) | USGS |
Date and time![]() | Mag Depth | Location | Details |
Dec 4, 1940 13:05 82 years ago | 6.3 35 km | 36 km N of Pulau Seramlaut Island, Maluku, Indonesia | More |
May 28, 1940 09:40 83 years ago | 6.6 35 km | 32 km SW of Pulau Yamna Island, Papua, Indonesia | More |
Apr 1, 1940 11:19 83 years ago | 6.6 35 km | 143 km SW of Hollandia, Papua, Indonesia | More |
Jul 12, 1939 22:58 84 years ago | 6.5 20 km | 65 km SW of Abepura, Papua, Indonesia | More |
Jun 9, 1939 19:08 84 years ago | 6.3 15 km | 147 km SE of Nabire, Papua, Indonesia | More |
May 26, 1939 17:50 84 years ago | 6.3 25 km | 136 km SW of Hollandia, Papua, Indonesia | More |
Oct 20, 1938 02:19 84 years ago | 7.3 90 km | 90 km SE of Maumere, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia | More |
Oct 11, 1938 00:08 84 years ago | 6.2 15 km | 208 km NE of Manado, North Sulawesi, Indonesia | More |
Oct 10, 1938 20:48 84 years ago | 7.3 15 km | 217 km NE of Manado, North Sulawesi, Indonesia | More |
Jun 9, 1938 19:15 85 years ago | 6.9 15 km | 177 km W of Ambon City, Maluku, Indonesia | More |