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Strong mag. 6.0 earthquake - Minahassa Peninsula, Sulawesi on Sunday, 15 March 2015

Strong mag. 6.0 earthquake - Minahassa Peninsula, Sulawesi on Sunday, 15 March 2015

Strong mag. 6.0 earthquake - Minahassa Peninsula, Sulawesi on Sunday, 15 March 2015
Mar 16 07:10: Magnitude recalculated from 5.9 to 6.0.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 37.0 to 29.0 km.
Date & time: Sun, 15 Mar 23:17:17 UTC
Magnitude: 6.0
Depth: 29.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 0.54°S / 122.42°E
Nearest volcano: Una Una (91 km)
Primary data source: GFZ
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Data for same earthquake as reported from other agencies
TimeMag. / DepthLocationMapSource
Sun, 15 Mar
Sun, 15 Mar 23:17 UTCM 6.2 / 43 kmMinahassa Peninsula, Sulawesi[Map]GeoAu

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"I felt it" reports:
Sangele-Tentena, Pamona Puselemba District, Poso R (240 km SW from epicenter) [Map] / MMI III (Weak shaking): The weak shaking duration lasted about 60 seconds
Palu (Indonesia) (288 km W from epicenter)(no details): earthquake felt around the house saya.listrik had extinguished (via EMSC)
Luwuk (Indonesia) (64 km SE from epicenter)(no details): It's longest quake i ever felt (via EMSC)
Gorontalo City (Indonesia) (144 km NE from epicenter)(no details): The earthquake lasted about 1 minute, longer than earthquakes I've experienced in the past. It definitely felt like the ground was swaying underneath me. The chairs and curtains in my house both swayed and moved. (via EMSC)
Earthquakes in same area up to 1 year afterwards (likely aftershocks)
TimeMag. / DepthLocationMapSource
Wed, 30 Dec
Wed, 30 Dec 23:20 UTCM 4.4 / 152 km - [info] (105 km)Minahassa Peninsula, Sulawesi[Map]GFZ
Thu, 4 Feb
Thu, 4 Feb 10:49 UTCM 4.5 / 75 km - [info] (91 km)Minahassa Peninsula, Sulawesi
[Map]		GFZ
Tue, 15 Mar
Tue, 15 Mar 22:52 UTCM 4.3 / 148 km - [info] (138 km)Minahassa Peninsula, Sulawesi[Map]GFZ

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