QuakeFactsEvidence report · prepared 2 September 2026https://quakes99.com/entity/iscgem896018
USGS iscgem896018
2 Nov 1950, 15:28
Banda Sea
A magnitude 7.7 mw earthquake at 199.7 km depth.
Published location
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-6.823000, 129.183000
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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
iscgem896018
Coordinates
-6.823, 129.183
Network
iscgem
Significance
912