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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

Strong mag. 6.1 earthquake - 119km ENE of Luwuk, Indonesia on Monday, 17 December 2012
Date & time: Mon, 17 Dec 09:16:28 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
Nearest volcano: Ambang (174 km)
Primary data source: USGS
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Data for same earthquake as reported from other agencies
TimeMag. / DepthLocationMapSource
Mon, 17 Dec
Mon, 17 Dec 09:16 UTCM 6.1 / 20 kmSULAWESI, INDONESIA[Map]EMSC
Mon, 17 Dec 09:16 UTCM 6.1 / 46 kmMinahassa Peninsula, Sulawesi[Map]GFZ
Mon, 17 Dec 09:16 UTCM 6.3 / 47 kmMinahassa Peninsula, Sulawesi[Map]GeoAu
Mon, 17 Dec 09:16 UTCM 6.1 / 45 kmMinahassa Peninsula, Sulawesi[Map]BMKG

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shake map
(shakemap: USGS)
"I felt it" reports:
Earthquakes in same area up to 1 year afterwards (likely aftershocks)
TimeMag. / DepthLocationMapSource
Mon, 17 Dec 09:32 UTCM 4.5 / 31 km - [info] (173 km)Minahassa Peninsula, Sulawesi[Map]BMKG
Mon, 17 Dec 09:44 UTCM 4.0 / 11 km - [info] (171 km)Minahassa Peninsula, Sulawesi[Map]BMKG
Mon, 17 Dec 09:48 UTCM 3.6 / 197 km - [info] (159 km)Minahassa Peninsula, Sulawesi[Map]BMKG
Mon, 17 Dec 09:53 UTCM 3.3 / 75 km - [info] (190 km)Minahassa Peninsula, Sulawesi[Map]BMKG
Mon, 17 Dec 09:53 UTCM 3.3 / 75 km - [info] (190 km)Minahassa Peninsula, Sulawesi[Map]BMKG
Mon, 17 Dec 10:00 UTCM 3.5 / 55 km - [info] (181 km)Southern Molucca Sea[Map]BMKG
Mon, 17 Dec 10:14 UTCM 3.5 / 23 km - [info] (176 km)Minahassa Peninsula, Sulawesi[Map]BMKG
Mon, 17 Dec 10:26 UTCM 3.9 / 24 km - [info] (187 km)Minahassa Peninsula, Sulawesi[Map]BMKG
Mon, 17 Dec 11:17 UTCM 4.4 / 10 km - [info] (184 km)Minahassa Peninsula, Sulawesi[Map]BMKG
Mon, 17 Dec 11:29 UTCM 3.1 / 12 km - [info] (192 km)Minahassa Peninsula, Sulawesi[Map]BMKG
Mon, 17 Dec 12:03 UTCM 4.3 / 22 km - [info] (182 km)Minahassa Peninsula, Sulawesi[Map]BMKG
Tue, 18 Dec
Tue, 18 Dec 01:32 UTCM 3.7 / 29 km - [info] (170 km)Minahassa Peninsula, Sulawesi[Map]BMKG
Tue, 18 Dec 06:30 UTCM 3.5 / 15 km - [info] (188 km)Minahassa Peninsula, Sulawesi[Map]BMKG
Tue, 18 Dec 16:55 UTCM 4.1 / 10 km - [info] (194 km)Minahassa Peninsula, Sulawesi[Map]BMKG
Wed, 19 Dec
Wed, 19 Dec 22:02 UTCM 3.9 / 10 km - [info] (178 km)Minahassa Peninsula, Sulawesi[Map]BMKG
Wed, 19 Dec 22:02 UTCM 3.9 / 10 km - [info] (178 km)Minahassa Peninsula, Sulawesi[Map]BMKG
Wed, 19 Dec 23:34 UTCM 3.2 / 10 km - [info] (195 km)Minahassa Peninsula, Sulawesi[Map]BMKG
Thu, 20 Dec
Thu, 20 Dec 00:20 UTCM 3.0 / 145 km - [info] (95 km)Minahassa Peninsula, Sulawesi[Map]BMKG
Thu, 20 Dec 10:12 UTCM 3.7 / 10 km - [info] (179 km)Minahassa Peninsula, Sulawesi[Map]BMKG
Thu, 20 Dec 14:20 UTCM 2.7 / 104 km - [info] (96 km)Minahassa Peninsula, Sulawesi[Map]BMKG
Thu, 20 Dec 14:46 UTCM 3.2 / 20 km - [info] (179 km)Minahassa Peninsula, Sulawesi[Map]BMKG
Sat, 22 Dec
Sat, 22 Dec 08:50 UTCM 3.5 / 14 km - [info] (202 km)Minahassa Peninsula, Sulawesi[Map]BMKG
Sat, 22 Dec 09:29 UTCM 3.8 / 54 km - [info] (218 km)Southern Molucca Sea[Map]BMKG
Sat, 22 Dec 15:45 UTCM 3.4 / 162 km - [info] (68 km)Minahassa Peninsula, Sulawesi[Map]BMKG
Sun, 23 Dec
Sun, 23 Dec 18:16 UTCM 4.4 / 54 km - [info] (157 km)Minahassa Peninsula, Sulawesi[Map]BMKG
Sun, 23 Dec 19:08 UTCM 3.9 / 24 km - [info] (184 km)Minahassa Peninsula, Sulawesi[Map]BMKG
Mon, 24 Dec
Mon, 24 Dec 10:05 UTCM 3.6 / 60 km - [info] (178 km)Minahassa Peninsula, Sulawesi[Map]BMKG
Mon, 24 Dec 17:15 UTCM 2.9 / 129 km - [info] (156 km)Minahassa Peninsula, Sulawesi[Map]BMKG
Mon, 24 Dec 18:49 UTCM 3.4 / 113 km - [info] (164 km)Minahassa Peninsula, Sulawesi[Map]BMKG
Tue, 25 Dec
Tue, 25 Dec 04:37 UTCM 4.2 / 57 km - [info] (133 km)Minahassa Peninsula, Sulawesi[Map]BMKG
Tue, 25 Dec 10:23 UTCM 3.9 / 10 km - [info] (190 km)Southern Molucca Sea[Map]BMKG
Tue, 25 Dec 14:12 UTCM 4.3 / 33 km - [info] (155 km)Southern Molucca Sea[Map]BMKG
Wed, 26 Dec
Wed, 26 Dec 18:01 UTCM 3.0 / 10 km - [info] (149 km)Minahassa Peninsula, Sulawesi[Map]BMKG
Thu, 27 Dec (16 earthquakes)
Thu, 27 Dec 19:47 UTCM 3.4 / 160 km - [info] (165 km)Minahassa Peninsula, Sulawesi[Map]BMKG
Thu, 27 Dec 19:47 UTCM 3.4 / 160 km - [info] (165 km)Minahassa Peninsula, Sulawesi[Map]BMKG
Thu, 27 Dec 19:47 UTCM 3.4 / 160 km - [info] (165 km)Minahassa Peninsula, Sulawesi[Map]BMKG
Thu, 27 Dec 19:47 UTCM 3.4 / 160 km - [info] (165 km)Minahassa Peninsula, Sulawesi[Map]BMKG
Thu, 27 Dec 19:47 UTCM 3.4 / 160 km - [info] (165 km)Minahassa Peninsula, Sulawesi[Map]BMKG
Thu, 27 Dec 19:47 UTCM 3.4 / 160 km - [info] (165 km)Minahassa Peninsula, Sulawesi[Map]BMKG
Thu, 27 Dec 19:47 UTCM 3.4 / 160 km - [info] (165 km)Minahassa Peninsula, Sulawesi[Map]BMKG
Thu, 27 Dec 19:47 UTCM 3.4 / 160 km - [info] (165 km)Minahassa Peninsula, Sulawesi[Map]BMKG
Thu, 27 Dec 19:47 UTCM 3.4 / 160 km - [info] (165 km)Minahassa Peninsula, Sulawesi[Map]BMKG
Thu, 27 Dec 19:47 UTCM 3.4 / 160 km - [info] (165 km)Minahassa Peninsula, Sulawesi[Map]BMKG
Thu, 27 Dec 19:47 UTCM 3.4 / 160 km - [info] (165 km)Minahassa Peninsula, Sulawesi[Map]BMKG
Thu, 27 Dec 19:47 UTCM 3.4 / 160 km - [info] (165 km)Minahassa Peninsula, Sulawesi[Map]BMKG
Thu, 27 Dec 19:47 UTCM 3.4 / 160 km - [info] (165 km)Minahassa Peninsula, Sulawesi[Map]BMKG
Thu, 27 Dec 19:47 UTCM 3.4 / 160 km - [info] (165 km)Minahassa Peninsula, Sulawesi[Map]BMKG
Thu, 27 Dec 19:47 UTCM 3.4 / 160 km - [info] (165 km)Minahassa Peninsula, Sulawesi[Map]BMKG
Thu, 27 Dec 19:47 UTCM 3.4 / 160 km - [info] (165 km)Minahassa Peninsula, Sulawesi[Map]BMKG
Fri, 28 Dec
Fri, 28 Dec 02:51 UTCM 3.9 / 16 km - [info] (118 km)Minahassa Peninsula, Sulawesi[Map]BMKG

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