Strong mag. 6.0 earthquake - Halmahera, Indonesia, on Saturday, 27 April 1963 at 08:43 (GMT)
Strong magnitude 6.0 earthquake at 29 km depth
Magnitude: 6.0
Depth: 28.8 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 0.854°S / 128.344°E
(Indonesia)Nearest volcano: Bibinoi (70 km / 43 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
197 km (123 mi) SSE of Sofifi (Kota Tidore Kepulauan, North Maluku) (pop: 36,200)
212 km (132 mi) SSE of Ternate (North Maluku) (pop: 101,700)
284 km (176 mi) NNW of Amahai (Maluku) (pop: 47,700)
290 km (180 mi) S of Tobelo (Kabupaten Halmahera Utara, Maluku Utara) (pop: 10,000)
317 km (197 mi) N of Ambon City (Maluku) (pop: 355,600)
324 km (202 mi) W of Sorong (West Papua) (pop: 125,500)
468 km (291 mi) ESE of Manado (North Sulawesi) (pop: 451,900)
2459 km (1528 mi) ENE of Jakarta (pop: 8,540,100)
Primary data source: USGS
Estimated released energy: 6.3 x 1013 joules (17.5 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 15080 tons of TNT or 0.9 atomic bombs!) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 6.0 | 29 km | Halmahera, Indonesia | USGS |
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Aftershocks of the 6.0 quake Halmahera, Indonesia, 27 April 08:43 UTC
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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (1 quakes):- 30 Apr 1963 00:58 UTC| M 6.3 |60 km (37.3 mi) depth|43 km (26 mi) distance| USGS | Strong mag. 6.3 earthquake - Kepulauan Obi, Indonesia, on Tuesday, 30 April 1963 at 00:58 (GMT)
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