Major magnitude 7.0 earthquake - 131 km east of Bitung, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, on Monday, October 5, 1936 at 09:44 GMT
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Major magnitude 7.0 earthquake at 15 km depth
Magnitude: 7
Depth: 15.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 1.642°N / 126.354°E

Antipode: 1.642°S / 53.646°W
Nearest volcano: Ruang (125 km / 78 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
131 km (81 mi) E of Bitung (pop: 137,400) --> See nearby quakes!
149 km (92 mi) NW of Ternate (pop: 101,700) --> See nearby quakes!
154 km (96 mi) E of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe) (Kabupaten Minahasa Utara) (pop: 8,000) --> See nearby quakes!
165 km (102 mi) ENE of Tondano (Kabupaten Minahasa) (pop: 33,300) --> See nearby quakes!
168 km (104 mi) NW of Sofifi (Kota Tidore Kepulauan) (pop: 36,200) --> See nearby quakes!
168 km (105 mi) E of Manado (pop: 451,900) --> See nearby quakes!
176 km (109 mi) ENE of Tomohon (pop: 27,600) --> See nearby quakes!
184 km (115 mi) W of Tobelo (Kabupaten Halmahera Utara) (pop: 10,000) --> See nearby quakes!
386 km (240 mi) ENE of Gorontalo (pop: 144,200) --> See nearby quakes!
490 km (305 mi) NE of Luwuk (pop: 47,800) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Estimated released energy: 2 x 1015 joules (554 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 4.8 x 105 tons of TNT or 29.8 atomic bombs!) | about seismic energy
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Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
7.0 | 15 km | Molucca Sea (Indonesia) | USGS |
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