Major mag. 7.0 earthquake - Molucca Sea (Indonesia) on Thursday, 12 June 1947
Magnitude: 7.0
Depth: 15.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 1.201°N / 126.156°E
(Indonesia)Nearest volcano: Tongkoko (112 km / 70 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
111 km (69 mi) SE of Bitung (pop: 137,400)
135 km (84 mi) SE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe) (pop: 8,000)
139 km (86 mi) E of Tondano (pop: 33,300)
144 km (89 mi) NW of Ternate (pop: 101,700)
149 km (92 mi) SE of Manado (pop: 451,900)
2297 km (1428 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 |
| Thu, 12 Jun 09:02 UTC | M 7.0 / 15 km | Molucca Sea (Indonesia) | USGS |
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Aftershocks of the 7.0 quake: Molucca Sea (Indonesia), 12 Jun 1947 09:02
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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (2 quakes):- 13 Mar 1948 20:02 UTC| M 6.5 |15 km (9.3 mi) depth|67 km (41 mi) distance| USGS | Strong mag. 6.5 earthquake - Molucca Sea (Indonesia) on Saturday, 13 March 1948
- 28 Jan 1948 03:47 UTC| M 6.5 |15 km (9.3 mi) depth|58 km (36 mi) distance| USGS | Strong mag. 6.5 earthquake - Molucca Sea (Indonesia) on Wednesday, 28 January 1948
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