Strong mag. 6.8 earthquake - Savu Sea, 2.8 km northwest of Pulau Mules Island, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia, on Friday, 26 January 1968 at 04:45 (GMT)
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Strong magnitude 6.8 earthquake at 31 km depth
Magnitude: 6.8
Depth: 30.6 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 8.875°S / 120.265°E
(Savu Sea, Indonesia)Nearest volcano: Wai Sano (32 km / 20 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
37 km (23 mi) SW of Ruteng (Kabupaten Manggarai) (pop: 34,600) --> See nearby quakes!
59 km (37 mi) SE of Labuan Bajo (pop: 188,700) --> See nearby quakes!
87 km (54 mi) N of Waingapu (pop: 48,800) --> See nearby quakes!
91 km (56 mi) ESE of Komodo (pop: 2,000) --> See nearby quakes!
154 km (95 mi) W of Ende (pop: 77,200) --> See nearby quakes!
175 km (109 mi) ESE of Bima (pop: 67,000) --> See nearby quakes!
202 km (125 mi) E of Dompu (pop: 49,000) --> See nearby quakes!
216 km (134 mi) W of Maumere (pop: 47,600) --> See nearby quakes!
425 km (264 mi) SSE of Makassar (pop: 1,321,700) --> See nearby quakes!
1509 km (938 mi) ESE of Jakarta (pop: 8,540,100) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Estimated released energy: 1 x 1015 joules (278 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 2.4 x 105 tons of TNT or 14.9 atomic bombs!) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 6.8 | 31 km | Flores region, Indonesia | USGS |
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Aftershocks of the 6.8 quake Savu Sea, 2.8 km northwest of Pulau Mules Island, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia, 26 January 1968 04:45 GMT
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