Great mag. 8.5 earthquake - Banda Sea (Indonesia) on Tuesday, 1 February 1938
Magnitude: 8.5
Depth: 25.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 5.045°S / 131.614°E
(Indonesia)Nearest volcano: Manuk (156 km / 97 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
142 km (88 mi) NW of Tual (pop: 39,500)
2744 km (1705 mi) E of Jakarta (pop: 8,540,100)
Primary data source: USGS
Estimated released energy: 3.5 x 1017 joules (98559 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 8.5 x 107 tons of TNT or 5300.2 atomic bombs!) [learn more]
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| Time | Mag. / Depth | Location | Source |
| Tue, 1 Feb 19:04 UTC | M 8.5 / 25 km | Banda Sea (Indonesia) | USGS |
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Aftershocks of the 8.5 quake: Banda Sea (Indonesia), 1 Feb 1938 19:04
More info
Recorded aftershocks, latest first (3 quakes):- 04 Dec 1940 13:05 UTC| M 6.3 |35 km (21.7 mi) depth|182 km (113 mi) distance| USGS | Strong mag. 6.3 earthquake - Seram, Indonesia on Wednesday, 4 December 1940
- 09 Jun 1939 19:08 UTC| M 6.3 |15 km (9.3 mi) depth|513 km (319 mi) distance| USGS | Strong mag. 6.3 earthquake - Near the South Coast of Papua, Indonesia on Friday, 9 June 1939
- 09 Jun 1938 19:15 UTC| M 6.9 |15 km (9.3 mi) depth|586 km (364 mi) distance| USGS | Strong mag. 6.9 earthquake - Buru, Indonesia on Thursday, 9 June 1938
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