Major magnitude 7.1 earthquake - 127 km east of Bitung, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, on Sunday, May 3, 1925 at 17:21 GMT
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Major magnitude 7.1 earthquake at 15 km depth
Magnitude: 7.1
Depth: 15.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 1.19°N / 126.304°E

Antipode: 1.19°S / 53.696°W
Nearest volcano: Hiri (118 km / 73 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
127 km (79 mi) ESE of Bitung (pop: 137,400) --> See nearby quakes!
128 km (80 mi) WNW of Ternate (pop: 101,700) --> See nearby quakes!
148 km (92 mi) WNW of Sofifi (Kota Tidore Kepulauan) (pop: 36,200) --> See nearby quakes!
152 km (94 mi) ESE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe) (Kabupaten Minahasa Utara) (pop: 8,000) --> See nearby quakes!
155 km (96 mi) E of Tondano (Kabupaten Minahasa) (pop: 33,300) --> See nearby quakes!
165 km (103 mi) E of Manado (pop: 451,900) --> See nearby quakes!
167 km (104 mi) E of Tomohon (pop: 27,600) --> See nearby quakes!
199 km (124 mi) WSW of Tobelo (Kabupaten Halmahera Utara) (pop: 10,000) --> See nearby quakes!
368 km (228 mi) ENE of Gorontalo (pop: 144,200) --> See nearby quakes!
458 km (285 mi) ENE of Luwuk (pop: 47,800) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: USGS (United States Geological Survey)
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!) | about seismic energy
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Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
7.1 | 15 km | Molucca Sea (Indonesia) | USGS |
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Aftershocks
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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (4 quakes)
Date and time![]() | Mag Depth | Location | Details |
Jul 10, 1926 10:51 96 years ago | 6.6 15 km | 136 km SE of Bitung, North Sulawesi, Indonesia | More |
Dec 27, 1925 10:28 96 years ago | 6.3 35 km | 126 km E of Bitung, North Sulawesi, Indonesia | More |
Jun 3, 1925 04:33 97 years ago | 7.0 15 km | 93 km E of Bitung, North Sulawesi, Indonesia | More |
May 5, 1925 23:21 97 years ago | 6.7 15 km | 106 km E of Bitung, North Sulawesi, Indonesia | More |
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