Strong mag. 6.1 earthquake - 48 km southeast of Pulau Gegoru Island, North Maluku, Indonesia, on Tuesday, June 4, 1963 at 21:04 GMT
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Strong magnitude 6.1 earthquake at 30 km depth
Earthquake details
| Date & time | Jun 4, 1963 21:04:44 UTC |
| Local time at epicenter | |
| Status | Confirmed |
| Magnitude | 6.1 |
| Depth | 30.0 km |
| Epicenter latitude / longitude | 1.153°S / 127.35°E  (Molucca Sea, Indonesia) |
| Antipode | 1.153°N / 52.65°W |
| Shaking intensity | Strong shaking near epicenter |
| Felt | 0 reports |
| Primary data source | USGS (United States Geological Survey) |
| Nearest volcano | Bibinoi (59 km / 37 mi) |
| Nearby towns and cities | 212 km (131 mi) S of Sofifi (Kota Tidore Kepulauan) (pop: 36,200) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 216 km (134 mi) S of Ternate (pop: 101,700) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 298 km (185 mi) NNW of Ambon City (pop: 355,600) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 299 km (186 mi) NW of Amahai (pop: 47,700) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 329 km (204 mi) SSW of Tobelo (Kabupaten Halmahera Utara) (pop: 10,000) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 377 km (234 mi) SE of Bitung (pop: 137,400) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 385 km (239 mi) SE of Tondano (Kabupaten Minahasa) (pop: 33,300) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 395 km (245 mi) SE of Tomohon (pop: 27,600) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 395 km (246 mi) SE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe) (Kabupaten Minahasa Utara) (pop: 8,000) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 404 km (251 mi) SE of Manado (pop: 451,900) | Show on map | Quakes nearby |
| Estimated seismic energy released | 8.9 x 1013 joules (24.8 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 21301 tons of TNT or 1.3 atomic bombs!) | about seismic energy |
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| Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
| 6.1 | 30 km | Kepulauan Obi, Indonesia | USGS |
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