Strong mag. 6.0 earthquake - Molucca Sea, 3.8 km southeast of Nusa Sosota Island, North Maluku, Indonesia, on Sunday, 9 October 2016 at 14:46 (GMT)

Strong mag. 6.0 earthquake - Molucca Sea, 3.8 km southeast of Nusa Sosota Island, North Maluku, Indonesia, on Sunday, 9 October 2016 at 14:46 (GMT)

Strong magnitude 6.0 earthquake at 150 km depth

10 Oct 03:56 UTC: First to report: GeoAu after 13 hours.
Oct 10 04:00: Magnitude recalculated from 5.7 to 6.0.
Date & time: 9 Oct 2016 14:46:28 UTC
Magnitude: 6
Depth: 150.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 1.63°N / 127.505°E (Molucca Sea, Indonesia)
Nearest volcano: Tobaru (18 km / 11 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
57 km (36 mi) WSW of Tobelo (Kabupaten Halmahera Utara) (pop: 10,000) --> See nearby quakes!
94 km (59 mi) N of Ternate (pop: 101,700) --> See nearby quakes!
99 km (62 mi) N of Sofifi (Kota Tidore Kepulauan) (pop: 36,200) --> See nearby quakes!
258 km (160 mi) E of Bitung (pop: 137,400) --> See nearby quakes!
282 km (175 mi) E of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe) (Kabupaten Minahasa Utara) (pop: 8,000) --> See nearby quakes!
290 km (181 mi) E of Tondano (Kabupaten Minahasa) (pop: 33,300) --> See nearby quakes!
296 km (184 mi) E of Manado (pop: 451,900) --> See nearby quakes!
302 km (188 mi) E of Tomohon (pop: 27,600) --> See nearby quakes!
502 km (312 mi) WNW of Sorong (pop: 125,500) --> See nearby quakes!
2455 km (1525 mi) ENE of Jakarta (pop: 8,540,100) --> See nearby quakes!
7 km (4 mi) SSW of Nusa Kahatola Island --> See nearby quakes!
489 km (304 mi) NW of Misool Island --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: GeoAu (Geoscience Australia )
Estimated released energy: 6.3 x 1013 joules (17.5 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 15080 tons of TNT or 0.9 atomic bombs!) More info
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Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies

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MagnitudeDepthLocationSource
M 6.0150 kmHalmahera, IndonesiaGeoAu

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Aftershocks of the 6.0 quake Molucca Sea, 3.8 km southeast of Nusa Sosota Island, North Maluku, Indonesia, 9 October 2016 14:46 GMT

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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (9 quakes):
  • 15 Mar 2017 01:38 UTC
    | M 4.7 |
    10 km (6.2 mi) depth
    |
    60 km (38 mi) distance
    | GFZ | Details
  • 16 Feb 2017 13:35 UTC
    | M 4.7 |
    74 km (46 mi) depth
    |
    55 km (34 mi) distance
    | GFZ | Details
  • 10 Feb 2017 23:26 UTC
    | M 4.7 |
    134.7 km (83.7 mi) depth
    |
    9 km (5 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 27 Jan 2017 14:58 UTC
    | M 4.8 |
    79 km (49.1 mi) depth
    |
    61 km (38 mi) distance
    | GFZ | Details
  • 07 Jan 2017 12:25 UTC
    | M 4.6 |
    72 km (44.7 mi) depth
    |
    52 km (32 mi) distance
    | GFZ | Details
  • 25 Dec 2016 15:53 UTC
    | M 4.7 |
    124 km (77.1 mi) depth
    |
    14 km (8 mi) distance
    | EMSC | Details
  • 25 Oct 2016 08:24 UTC
    | M 4.6 |
    158.8 km (98.7 mi) depth
    |
    12 km (8 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 21 Oct 2016 16:10 UTC
    | M 5.0 |
    97.3 km (60.5 mi) depth
    |
    32 km (20 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 20 Oct 2016 08:38 UTC
    | M 4.5 |
    150 km (93.2 mi) depth
    |
    22 km (14 mi) distance
    | GFZ | Details

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Strong mag. 6.0 earthquake - Molucca Sea, 3.8 km southeast of Nusa Sosota Island, North Maluku, Indonesia, on Sunday, 9 October 2016 at 14:46 (GMT)
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