Major mag. 7.0 earthquake - Molucca Sea (Indonesia) on Wednesday, 3 June 1925
Magnitude: 7.0
Depth: 15.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 1.292°N / 126.01°E
(Indonesia)Nearest volcano: Tongkoko (94 km / 58 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
93 km (58 mi) E of Bitung (pop: 137,400)
117 km (73 mi) E of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe) (pop: 8,000)
122 km (76 mi) E of Tondano (pop: 33,300)
131 km (81 mi) E of Manado (pop: 451,900)
134 km (83 mi) E of Tomohon (pop: 27,600)
2286 km (1420 mi) NE of Jakarta (pop: 8,540,100)
Primary data source: USGS
Estimated released energy: 2 x 1015 joules (554 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 4.8 x 105 tons of TNT or 29.8 atomic bombs!) [learn more]
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| Time | Mag. / Depth | Location | Source |
| Wed, 3 Jun 04:33 UTC | M 7.0 / 15 km | Molucca Sea (Indonesia) | USGS |
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Aftershocks of the 7.0 quake: Molucca Sea (Indonesia), 3 Jun 1925 04:33
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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (2 quakes):- 10 Jul 1926 10:51 UTC| M 6.6 |15 km (9.3 mi) depth|83 km (51 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
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