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

Very strong mag. 6.1 earthquake - Maluku Sea, 79 km northeast of Pulau Bakalanpauno Island, Indonesia, on Mon, 17 Dec 2012 17:16

Very strong mag. 6.1 earthquake - Maluku Sea, 79 km northeast of Pulau Bakalanpauno Island, Indonesia, on Mon, 17 Dec 2012 17:16

Very strong magnitude 6.1 earthquake at 19 km depth

17 Dec 09:45 UTC: First to report: USGS after 29 minutes.
Date & time: 17 Dec 2012 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 (Maluku Sea, Indonesia)
Nearest volcano: Ambang (174 km / 108 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
120 km (74 mi) ENE of Luwuk (pop: 47,800) --> See nearby quakes!
163 km (101 mi) SSE of Gorontalo (pop: 144,200) --> See nearby quakes!
250 km (155 mi) SSW of Tomohon (pop: 27,600) --> See nearby quakes!
254 km (158 mi) SSW of Tondano (Kabupaten Minahasa) (pop: 33,300) --> See nearby quakes!
268 km (167 mi) SSW of Manado (pop: 451,900) --> See nearby quakes!
284 km (176 mi) SSW of Bitung (pop: 137,400) --> See nearby quakes!
351 km (218 mi) ENE of Poso (pop: 47,100) --> See nearby quakes!
392 km (244 mi) NNE of Kendari (pop: 195,000) --> See nearby quakes!
428 km (266 mi) WSW of Ternate (pop: 101,700) --> See nearby quakes!
442 km (274 mi) E of Palu (pop: 282,400) --> See nearby quakes!
425 km (264 mi) ENE of Sulawesi Island (pop: 18,455,100) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Estimated released energy: 8.9 x 1013 joules (24.8 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 21301 tons of TNT or 1.3 atomic bombs!) More info
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Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies

Info: The more agencies report about the same quake and post similar data, the more confidence you can have in the data. It takes normally up to a few hours until earthquake parameters are calculated with near-optimum precision.
MagnitudeDepthLocationSource
M 6.120 kmSULAWESI, INDONESIAEMSC
M 6.146 kmMinahassa Peninsula, SulawesiGFZ
M 6.119 km119km ENE of Luwuk, IndonesiaUSGS
M 6.347 kmMinahassa Peninsula, SulawesiGeoAu
M 6.145 kmMinahassa Peninsula, SulawesiBMKG

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Aftershocks

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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (22 quakes):
  • 21 Mar 2013 22:09 UTC
    | M 4.3 |
    10 km (6.2 mi) depth
    |
    14 km (9 mi) distance
    | GFZ | Details
  • 16 Feb 2013 22:20 UTC
    | M 5.0 |
    5.4 km (3.4 mi) depth
    |
    53 km (33 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 07 Feb 2013 20:41 UTC
    | M 4.7 |
    48 km (29.8 mi) depth
    |
    68 km (42 mi) distance
    | USGS | 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
    |
    15 km (9 mi) distance
    | BMKG | Details
  • 22 Dec 2012 08:50 UTC
    | M 3.5 |
    14 km (8.7 mi) depth
    |
    51 km (32 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
    |
    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
    |
    11 km (7 mi) distance
    | BMKG | Details
  • 17 Dec 2012 12:03 UTC
    | M 4.3 |
    22 km (13.7 mi) depth
    |
    13 km (8 mi) distance
    | BMKG | Details
  • 17 Dec 2012 11:29 UTC
    | M 3.1 |
    12 km (7.5 mi) depth
    |
    58 km (36 mi) distance
    | BMKG | Details
  • 17 Dec 2012 11:17 UTC
    | M 4.4 |
    10 km (6.2 mi) depth
    |
    21 km (13 mi) distance
    | BMKG | Details
    • Show all

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