Strong mag. 6.6 earthquake - Molucca Sea (Indonesia) on Saturday, 10 July 1926 at 10:51 (GMT)
Strong magnitude 6.6 earthquake at 15 km depth
Magnitude: 6.6
Depth: 15.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 0.55°N / 126.016°E
(Indonesia)Nearest volcano: Tongkoko (141 km / 88 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
136 km (85 mi) SE of Bitung (North Sulawesi) (pop: 137,400)
149 km (92 mi) SE of Tondano (Kabupaten Minahasa, Sulawesi Utara) (pop: 33,300)
155 km (96 mi) W of Ternate (Maluku Utara) (pop: 101,700)
160 km (99 mi) ESE of Tomohon (Sulawesi Utara) (pop: 27,600)
166 km (103 mi) SE of Manado (Sulawesi Utara) (pop: 451,900)
173 km (107 mi) W of Sofifi (Kota Tidore Kepulauan, Maluku Utara) (pop: 36,200)
727 km (452 mi) S of Davao (Davao Region, Philippines) (pop: 1,212,500)
2258 km (1403 mi) ENE of Jakarta (pop: 8,540,100)
Primary data source: USGS
Estimated released energy: 5 x 1014 joules (139 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 1.2 x 105 tons of TNT or 7.5 atomic bombs!) [learn more]
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 6.6 | 15 km | Molucca Sea (Indonesia) | USGS |
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