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Strong mag. 6.3 earthquake - Southern Molucca Sea on Wednesday, 10 September 2014

Strong mag. 6.2 earthquake - Southern Molucca Sea on Wednesday, 10 September 2014

Strong mag. 6.2 earthquake - Southern Molucca Sea on Wednesday, 10 September 2014
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 60.0 to 54.0 km.
Date & time: Wednesday, 10 September 2014 02:46 UTC
Magnitude: 6.2
Depth: 54.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 0.18°S / 125.09°E (Indonesia)
Nearest volcano: Ambang (138 km)
Primary data source: GFZ
Estimated released energy: 1.3*10^14 J (35 GWh / 30089 tons of TNT / 1.9 atomic bombs equivalent) [learn more]
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Data for same earthquake as reported from other agencies
TimeMag. / DepthLocationSource
Wed, 10 Sep 2014
Wed, 10 Sep 02:46 UTCM 6.3 / 30 kmMOLUCCA SEAEMSC
Wed, 10 Sep 02:46 UTCM 6.6 / 64 kmSouthern Molucca SeaGeoAu
Wed, 10 Sep 02:46 UTCM 6.2 / 30 km132km SE of Modayag, IndonesiaUSGS

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