Moderate mag. 5.6 earthquake - Molucca Sea, 56 km north of Pulau Gureda Island, North Maluku, Indonesia, on Wednesday, 25 November 2015 at 18:57 (GMT)
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Moderate magnitude 5.6 earthquake at 51 km depth
25 Nov 19:02 UTC: First to report: GFZ after 4 minutes.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 54.0 to 51.0 km.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 54.0 to 51.0 km.
Magnitude: 5.6
Depth: 51.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 1.46°N / 126.32°E
(Molucca Sea, Indonesia)Nearest volcano: Hiri (126 km / 78 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
126 km (78 mi) E of Bitung (pop: 137,400) --> See nearby quakes!
140 km (87 mi) WNW of Ternate (pop: 101,700) --> See nearby quakes!
150 km (93 mi) E of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe) (Kabupaten Minahasa Utara) (pop: 8,000) --> See nearby quakes!
157 km (98 mi) E of Tondano (Kabupaten Minahasa) (pop: 33,300) --> See nearby quakes!
159 km (99 mi) WNW of Sofifi (Kota Tidore Kepulauan) (pop: 36,200) --> See nearby quakes!
164 km (102 mi) E of Manado (pop: 451,900) --> See nearby quakes!
169 km (105 mi) E of Tomohon (pop: 27,600) --> See nearby quakes!
190 km (118 mi) W of Tobelo (Kabupaten Halmahera Utara) (pop: 10,000) --> See nearby quakes!
377 km (234 mi) ENE of Gorontalo (pop: 144,200) --> See nearby quakes!
2325 km (1445 mi) ENE of Jakarta (pop: 8,540,100) --> See nearby quakes!
127 km (79 mi) WNW of Pulau Salo Island --> See nearby quakes!
471 km (293 mi) NE of Pulau Bokan Island --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: GFZ (German Research Centre for Geosciences)
Estimated released energy: 1.6 x 1013 joules (4.4 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 3788 tons of TNT or 0.2 atomic bombs!) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 5.6 | 51 km | Northern Molucca Sea | GFZ |
| M 5.6 | 50 km | MOLUCCA SEA | EMSC |
| M 5.8 | 58 km | Northern Molucca Sea | GeoAu |
| M 5.7 | 32 km | - 131km WNW of Kota Ternate, Indonesia | USGS |
(shakemap: USGS)
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Manado (Indonesia, 173 km W of epicenter) : I felt it in the morning.My hotel room on the 4th floor strong shaking. (reported through EMSC)
Aftershocks of the 5.6 quake Molucca Sea, 56 km north of Pulau Gureda Island, North Maluku, Indonesia, 25 November 2015 18:57 GMT
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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (1 quakes):- 05 Dec 2015 15:29 UTC| M 4.6 |47 km (29.2 mi) depth|6 km (4 mi) distance| GFZ | Details
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Moderate mag. 5.6 earthquake - Molucca Sea, 56 km north of Pulau Gureda Island, North Maluku, Indonesia, on Wednesday, 25 November 2015 at 18:57 (GMT)
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