1963 Banda Sea earthquake

The event is entered in the list of the year's earthquakes for 4 November, with an epicentre in the Banda Sea in eastern Indonesia and an intermediate focal depth. The record gives the location and the magnitude without noting damage or casualties.

Origin time (UTC)

1963-11-04T01:17

Magnitude

8.1

Magnitude type

mw

Depth (km)

110

USGS event page

earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/iscgem17294492

Category: Disasters & Incidents

Tags: indonesia, banda sea, intermediate depth, 1960s

Coordinates: -6.957, 129.605

Part of Earthquakes of magnitude 7.5 and above in Indonesia from 1950 to 1999

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