Very strong mag. 6.6 earthquake - 136 km southeast of Bitung, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, on Saturday, July 10, 1926 at 10:51 GMT
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Very strong magnitude 6.6 earthquake at 15 km depth
Earthquake details
Date & time | Jul 10, 1926 10:51:11 UTC |
Local time at epicenter | |
Status | Confirmed |
Magnitude | 6.6 |
Depth | 15.0 km |
Epicenter latitude / longitude | 0.55°N / 126.016°E ![]() |
Antipode | 0.55°S / 53.984°W |
Shaking intensity | Very strong shaking near epicenter |
Felt | 0 reports |
Primary data source | USGS (United States Geological Survey) |
Nearest volcano | Tangkoko (141 km / 88 mi) |
Nearby towns and cities | 136 km (85 mi) SE of Bitung (pop: 137,400) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 149 km (92 mi) SE of Tondano (Kabupaten Minahasa) (pop: 33,300) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 155 km (96 mi) W of Ternate (pop: 101,700) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 156 km (97 mi) SE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe) (Kabupaten Minahasa Utara) (pop: 8,000) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 160 km (99 mi) ESE of Tomohon (pop: 27,600) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 166 km (103 mi) SE of Manado (pop: 451,900) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 173 km (107 mi) W of Sofifi (Kota Tidore Kepulauan) (pop: 36,200) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 258 km (160 mi) WSW of Tobelo (Kabupaten Halmahera Utara) (pop: 10,000) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 328 km (204 mi) E of Gorontalo (pop: 144,200) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 396 km (246 mi) ENE of Luwuk (pop: 47,800) | Show on map | Quakes nearby |
Estimated seismic energy released | 5 x 1014 joules (139 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 1.2 x 105 tons of TNT or 7.5 atomic bombs!) | about seismic energy |
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Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
6.6 | 15 km | Molucca Sea (Indonesia) | USGS |
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