M 8.5 - 141 km WNW of Tual, Indonesia
- 1938-02-01 19:04:22 (UTC)
- 5.045°S 131.614°E
- 25.0 km depth
Official Magnitude Reference:
Okal, E. A., & Reymond, D. (2003).
The mechanism of great Banda Sea earthquake of 1 February 1938: applying the method of preliminary determination of focal mechanism to a historical event.
Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 216(1), 1-15.
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- Magnitude
- 8.5 mw
- Depth
- 25.0 km
- Time
- 1938-02-01 19:04:22 UTC
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