Major mag. 7.1 earthquake - Molucca Sea (Indonesia) on Sunday, 3 May 1925
Magnitude: 7.1
Depth: 15.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 1.19°N / 126.304°E
(Indonesia)Nearest volcano: Hiri (118 km / 73 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
127 km (79 mi) SE of Bitung (pop: 137,400)
128 km (80 mi) NW of Ternate (pop: 101,700)
148 km (92 mi) NW of Sofifi (pop: 36,200)
152 km (94 mi) SE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe) (pop: 8,000)
165 km (103 mi) E of Manado (pop: 451,900)
2312 km (1437 mi) NE of Jakarta (pop: 8,540,100)
Primary data source: USGS
Estimated released energy: 2.8 x 1015 joules (783 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 6.7 x 105 tons of TNT or 42.1 atomic bombs!) [learn more]
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| Time | Mag. / Depth | Location | Source |
| Sun, 3 May 17:21 UTC | M 7.1 / 15 km | Molucca Sea (Indonesia) | USGS |
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Aftershocks of the 7.1 quake: Molucca Sea (Indonesia), 3 May 1925 17:21
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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (4 quakes):- 10 Jul 1926 10:51 UTC| M 6.6 |15 km (9.3 mi) depth|78 km (49 mi) distance| USGS | Strong mag. 6.6 earthquake - Molucca Sea (Indonesia) on Saturday, 10 July 1926
- 27 Dec 1925 10:28 UTC| M 6.3 |35 km (21.7 mi) depth|53 km (33 mi) distance| USGS | Strong mag. 6.3 earthquake - Molucca Sea (Indonesia) on Sunday, 27 December 1925
- 03 Jun 1925 04:33 UTC| M 7.0 |15 km (9.3 mi) depth|35 km (22 mi) distance| USGS | Major mag. 7.0 earthquake - Molucca Sea (Indonesia) on Wednesday, 3 June 1925
- 05 May 1925 23:21 UTC| M 6.7 |15 km (9.3 mi) depth|22 km (14 mi) distance| USGS | Strong mag. 6.7 earthquake - Molucca Sea (Indonesia) on Tuesday, 5 May 1925
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