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
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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

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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Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
M 6.1 | 20 km | SULAWESI, INDONESIA | EMSC |
M 6.1 | 46 km | Minahassa Peninsula, Sulawesi | GFZ |
M 6.1 | 19 km | 119km ENE of Luwuk, Indonesia | USGS |
M 6.3 | 47 km | Minahassa Peninsula, Sulawesi | GeoAu |
M 6.1 | 45 km | Minahassa Peninsula, Sulawesi | BMKG |
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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
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