The 2006 Banda Sea earthquake was an earthquake that occurred in the Banda Sea region, at 16:58 (UTC) on January 27, 2006, with a magnitude of 7.6Mw. The location was 200 km south of Ambon Island, and 445 km north east of Dili, East Timor. Other significant earthquakes occur regularly (2005, 2009 for example), however they are not identified readily due to the isolation of the occurrences, lack of damage to human communities, and dearth of reporting and research. The 2006 Banda Sea earthquake was felt as far away as Northern Australia.
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The hypocenter was located at a depth of around 397 km (247 mi). The earthquake occurred as a result of the past subduction of the Australia Plate beneath the Timor Plate at the Timor Trough. Although subduction no longer occurs between these two plates, the subducted Australian Plate nevertheless remains highly seismic.[1]
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Coordinates: 5°28′23″S 128°07′52″E / 5.473°S 128.131°E / -5.473; 128.131
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- Kamchatka (6.6-7.6, April)
- Kuril Islands (8.3, Nov 15)
- Banda Sea (7.6, Jan 26)
- Borujerd† (7.1, Mar 31)
- Gujarat (5.5, Apr 6)
- Gulf of Mexico (5.8, Sep 10)
- Hawaii (6.7, Oct 15)
- Hengchun (7.1, Dec 26)
- 1st Java†‡ (6.2, May 27)
- 2nd Java† (7.7, Jul 17)
- Mendoza (5.7, Aug 5)
- Southern Greece (6.8, Jan 8)
- Tajikistan (4.5, Jul 29)
- Tasmania, Australia (2.2, Apr 25)
- Tonga (7.9, May 4)
- Yanjin (5.2, 22 Jul)
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† indicates earthquake resulting in at least 30 deaths
‡ indicates the deadliest earthquake of the year
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