Reviewed by USGSIndonesia30y ago
M4.4 earthquake 188 km NE of Maumere, Indonesia
Wednesday, June 19, 1996, 00:01:28 UTC · 7.223°S, 123.197°E
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 188 km NE of Maumere, Indonesia on Wednesday, June 19, 1996, 00:01:28 UTC, at a depth of 600.0 km (deep).
- Magnitude
- 4.4
- Light · mb
- Depth
- 600 km
- Deep
- Felt reports
- 0
- Did You Feel It?
- Est. shaking
- —
- No ShakeMap
- PAGER alert
- None
- Not issued
- Tsunami
- No flag
- USGS feed
Outlined circle: this earthquakeDashed circle: 50 km aftershock search area
In context
How big was it, and why here?
Energy released
60 tons of TNT
That is about 1/251 of the Hiroshima bomb. A magnitude 5.0 releases about 8 times more energy.
Tectonic setting
63 km
from the nearest mapped plate boundary, between the Banda Sea and Timor plates. Earthquakes cluster along boundaries like this one, where plates collide, pull apart or slide past each other.
Depth: deep
600 km
Deep earthquakes (over 300 km) happen deep inside subducting plates. They rarely cause damage, but can be felt faintly over very large distances.
Did You Feel It?
Where it was felt
No “Did You Feel It?” reports have been published for this event yet. If you felt it, you can add your report on the USGS website.
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Who was exposed to shaking
USGS publishes PAGER impact estimates for significant earthquakes, usually within an hour. No PAGER estimate is available for this event.
After the main event
Aftershocks within 50 km
USGS lists 1 M2.5+ earthquake within 50 km in the following 30 days; the largest was M4.4 on June 19, 1996. Most nearby activity right after a large earthquake is aftershocks, which usually become less frequent over days and weeks.
Regional history
Past M5+ earthquakes within 300 km
USGS lists 347 M5.0+ earthquakes within 300 km before this one (catalog from 1900; older records are less complete). The strongest:
- 7.9169 km NNE of Maumere, IndonesiaJune 17, 1996 · 68 km W of this epicenter
- 7.837 km WNW of Maumere, IndonesiaDecember 12, 1992 · 200 km SW of this epicenter
- 7.270 km SE of Maumere, IndonesiaOctober 20, 1938 · 204 km S of this epicenter
- 7.0199 km SSW of Katabu, IndonesiaMarch 3, 1927 · 145 km NW of this epicenter
- 7.0194 km SE of Baubau, IndonesiaAugust 6, 1914 · 114 km NE of this epicenter
- 7.0166 km NNW of Maubara, Timor LesteJune 22, 1966 · 153 km E of this epicenter
- 6.9215 km NW of Maubara, Timor LesteOctober 18, 1964 · 70 km E of this epicenter
- 6.927 km NNW of Maubara, Timor LesteMay 14, 1995 · 248 km SE of this epicenter
History · NOAA
Deadliest earthquakes in this area
NOAA’s significant-earthquake database lists 11 damaging, deadly or tsunami-generating earthquakes within 300 km of this epicenter since 1700, which together caused about 2,929 recorded deaths. The most severe:
- 1992M7.8
Flores Region, Maumere, Babi
12 Dec 1992 · 200 km away · intensity XI
2,500 deaths$100 million damagetsunami
- 1896
Timor: Alor Island
18 Apr 1896 · 206 km away · intensity VIII
250 deathsModerate damage ($1–5M)
- 1987M6.5
Timor: Pantar, Mount Sirung
26 Nov 1987 · 155 km away
125 deaths$5 million damagetsunami
- 1991M6.5
Timor: Kalabahi, Dili
4 Jul 1991 · 190 km away
28 deaths$8 million damage
- 1982M5.9
Flores Island: Eastern
25 Dec 1982 · 132 km away
13 deaths$1 million damagetsunami
- 1995M6.9
Timor, Dili, Maliana, Maubara
14 May 1995 · 246 km away · intensity VII
11 deathsLimited damage (under $1M)tsunami
NOAA NCEI Global Significant Earthquake Database. Historical figures are estimates; older records are incomplete.