Magnitude 6.8 EQ Strikes BANDA SEA

Powerful Earthquake measuring 6.8Mw strikes Banda Sea

Magnitude 6.8 underwater earthquake struck Banda Sea about 200km SSE of Baubau, Sulawesi, Indonesia, at a depth of 633.2 km, on Friday, August 28, 2009 at 01:51 UTC, USGS/EHP reported.

10-degree Map Centered at 5°S,125°E

Earthquake Location Map. Original map: USGS EHP. Image upgraded by FEWW.

Details of this Earthquake

• Magnitude: 6.8
• Date-Time:
  • Friday, August 28, 2009 at 01:51:19 UTC
• Location: 7.117°S, 123.444°E
• Depth: 633.2 km
• Region:  BANDA SEA
• Distances
  • 200 km (125 miles) SSE of Baubau, Sulawesi, Indonesia
  • 275 km (170 miles) NE of Ende, Flores, Indonesia
  • 1005 km (620 miles) NW of DARWIN, Northern Territory, Australia
  • 1845 km (1150 miles) E of JAKARTA, Java, Indonesia
• Location Uncertainty:  horizontal +/- 7.3 km (4.5 miles); depth +/- 13.1 km (8.1 miles)
• Parameters: NST= 69, Nph= 69, Dmin=470.3 km, Rmss=0.97 sec, Gp= 40°, M-type=teleseismic moment magnitude (Mw), Version=7
• Source: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
• Event ID: us2009kwae

The earthquake occurred about 76km north of  Batu Tara Volcano, located on the tiny Island of  Pulau Komba in the Banda Sea.

Historic Seismicity (Mag 7+ since 1900)

Major Tectonic Boundaries: Subduction Zones -purple, Ridges -red and Transform Faults -green

Tsunami Report:

There was NO tsunami reported, possibly because the quake occurred at a depth  of more than 633km.

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