M6.1 earthquake - 119km ENE of Luwuk, Indonesia, Monday, 17 December 2012 at 09:16 (GMT)

Strong mag. 6.1 earthquake - 119km ENE of Luwuk, Indonesia on Monday, 17 December 2012

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Date & time: Monday, 17 December 2012 09:16 UTC
Local time at epicenter: Mon, 17 Dec 2012 17:16
Magnitude: 6.1
Depth: 18.5 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 0.7085°S / 123.837°E (Indonesia)
Nearest volcano: Ambang (174 km / 108 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
120 km (74 mi) NE of Luwuk (pop: 47,800)
163 km (101 mi) SE of Gorontalo (pop: 144,200)
1983 km (1232 mi) NE of Jakarta (pop: 8,540,100)
Primary data source: USGS
Estimated released energy: 8.9 x 10¹³ joules (24.8 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 21301 tons of TNT or 1.3 atomic bombs!) [learn more]

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Aftershocks of the 6.1 quake: 119km ENE of Luwuk, Indonesia, 17 Dec 2012 09h16

• 21 Mar 2013 22:09 UTC
  | M 4.3 |
  10 km (6.2 mi) depth
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  14 km (9 mi) distance
  | GFZ | Details
• 28 Dec 2012 17:04 UTC
  | M 4.4 |
  10 km (6.2 mi) depth
  |
  8 km (5 mi) distance
  | BMKG | Details
• 23 Dec 2012 19:08 UTC
  | M 3.9 |
  24 km (14.9 mi) depth
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  15 km (9 mi) distance
  | BMKG | Details
• 20 Dec 2012 14:46 UTC
  | M 3.2 |
  20 km (12.4 mi) depth
  |
  9 km (6 mi) distance
  | BMKG | Details
• 20 Dec 2012 10:12 UTC
  | M 3.7 |
  10 km (6.2 mi) depth
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  5 km (3 mi) distance
  | BMKG | Details
• 19 Dec 2012 23:34 UTC
  | M 3.2 |
  10 km (6.2 mi) depth
  |
  26 km (16 mi) distance
  | BMKG | Details
• 19 Dec 2012 22:02 UTC
  | M 3.9 |
  10 km (6.2 mi) depth
  |
  6 km (4 mi) distance
  | BMKG | Details
• 18 Dec 2012 16:55 UTC
  | M 4.1 |
  10 km (6.2 mi) depth
  |
  24 km (15 mi) distance
  | BMKG | Details
• 18 Dec 2012 06:30 UTC
  | M 3.5 |
  15 km (9.3 mi) depth
  |
  20 km (12 mi) distance
  | BMKG | Details
• 18 Dec 2012 01:32 UTC
  | M 3.7 |
  29 km (18 mi) depth
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  11 km (7 mi) distance
  | BMKG | Details
• 17 Dec 2012 12:03 UTC
  | M 4.3 |
  22 km (13.7 mi) depth
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  13 km (8 mi) distance
  | BMKG | Details
• 17 Dec 2012 11:17 UTC
  | M 4.4 |
  10 km (6.2 mi) depth
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  21 km (13 mi) distance
  | BMKG | Details
• 17 Dec 2012 10:26 UTC
  | M 3.9 |
  24 km (14.9 mi) depth
  |
  15 km (9 mi) distance
  | BMKG | Details
• 17 Dec 2012 10:14 UTC
  | M 3.5 |
  23 km (14.3 mi) depth
  |
  10 km (6 mi) distance
  | BMKG | Details
• 17 Dec 2012 10:00 UTC
  | M 3.5 |
  55 km (34.2 mi) depth
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  43 km (27 mi) distance
  | BMKG | Details
• 17 Dec 2012 09:53 UTC
  | M 3.3 |
  75 km (46.6 mi) depth
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  16 km (10 mi) distance
  | BMKG | Details
• 17 Dec 2012 09:44 UTC
  | M 4.0 |
  11 km (6.8 mi) depth
  |
  10 km (6 mi) distance
  | BMKG | Details
• 17 Dec 2012 09:32 UTC
  | M 4.5 |
  31 km (19.3 mi) depth
  |
  11 km (7 mi) distance
  | BMKG | Details

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