Major magnitude 7.6 earthquake - 59 km north of Pulau Gureda Island, North Maluku, Indonesia, on Saturday, August 10, 1968 at 02:07 GMT
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Major magnitude 7.6 earthquake at 23 km depth
Magnitude: 7.6
Depth: 23.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 1.514°N / 126.234°E

Antipode: 1.514°S / 53.766°W
Nearest volcano: Tangkoko (115 km / 71 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
116 km (72 mi) E of Bitung (pop: 137,400) --> See nearby quakes!
140 km (87 mi) E of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe) (Kabupaten Minahasa Utara) (pop: 8,000) --> See nearby quakes!
149 km (92 mi) E of Tondano (Kabupaten Minahasa) (pop: 33,300) --> See nearby quakes!
151 km (94 mi) WNW of Ternate (pop: 101,700) --> See nearby quakes!
154 km (96 mi) E of Manado (pop: 451,900) --> See nearby quakes!
161 km (100 mi) E of Tomohon (pop: 27,600) --> See nearby quakes!
171 km (106 mi) WNW of Sofifi (Kota Tidore Kepulauan) (pop: 36,200) --> See nearby quakes!
199 km (124 mi) W of Tobelo (Kabupaten Halmahera Utara) (pop: 10,000) --> See nearby quakes!
369 km (229 mi) ENE of Gorontalo (pop: 144,200) --> See nearby quakes!
471 km (293 mi) NE of Luwuk (pop: 47,800) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Estimated released energy: 1.6 x 1016 joules (4402 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 3.8 x 106 tons of TNT or 236.7 atomic bombs!) | about seismic energy
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Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
7.6 | 23 km | Molucca Sea (Indonesia) | USGS |
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Aftershocks
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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (37 quakes)
Date and time![]() | Mag Depth | Location | Details |
Aug 8, 1970 21:04 52 years ago | 6.0 35 km | 117 km E of Bitung, North Sulawesi, Indonesia | More |
Jul 1, 1970 06:27 52 years ago | 5.6 35 km | 118 km E of Pulau Tahulandang Island, North Sulawesi, Indonesia | More |
Jun 27, 1970 13:13 52 years ago | 5.6 98 km | Indonesia | More |
Mar 8, 1970 11:51 52 years ago | 5.7 48 km | 139 km NW of Ternate, North Maluku, Indonesia | More |
Dec 14, 1969 02:42 52 years ago | 6.1 35 km | 144 km NW of Ternate, North Maluku, Indonesia | More |
Dec 13, 1969 04:03 52 years ago | 5.6 45 km | 50 km NE of Pulau Gureda Island, North Maluku, Indonesia | More |
Dec 8, 1969 05:04 52 years ago | 5.6 115 km | 106 km N of Ternate, North Maluku, Indonesia | More |
Aug 12, 1969 12:21 53 years ago | 5.8 35 km | 129 km E of Bitung, North Sulawesi, Indonesia | More |
Aug 11, 1969 23:52 53 years ago | 6.2 35 km | 138 km E of Bitung, North Sulawesi, Indonesia | More |
Aug 5, 1969 02:13 53 years ago | 6.9 27 km | Pulau Gureda, 116 km E of Bitung, North Sulawesi, Indonesia | More |
Jul 25, 1969 13:34 53 years ago | 5.6 30 km | 225 km NE of Manado, North Sulawesi, Indonesia | More |
Jul 21, 1969 22:06 53 years ago | 5.6 213 km | 66 km W of Pulau Siau Island, North Sulawesi, Indonesia | More |
Jul 8, 1969 04:06 53 years ago | 5.6 15 km | 212 km E of Manado, North Sulawesi, Indonesia | More |
Mar 27, 1969 12:41 53 years ago | 6.6 50 km | 54 km E of Pulau Magupung Island, North Sulawesi, Indonesia | More |
Mar 27, 1969 04:46 53 years ago | 6.0 15 km | 344 km N of Ternate, North Maluku, Indonesia | More |
Mar 5, 1969 13:52 53 years ago | 6.2 35 km | 460 km NE of Manado, North Sulawesi, Indonesia | More |
Feb 20, 1969 16:58 53 years ago | 6.0 35 km | 319 km N of Ternate, North Maluku, Indonesia | More |
Feb 20, 1969 10:30 53 years ago | 6.3 55 km | 297 km N of Ternate, North Maluku, Indonesia | More |
Feb 20, 1969 09:55 53 years ago | 6.3 75 km | 318 km N of Ternate, North Maluku, Indonesia | More |
Feb 17, 1969 00:43 53 years ago | 6.3 40 km | 336 km N of Ternate, North Maluku, Indonesia | More |
Feb 3, 1969 21:41 53 years ago | 6.8 35 km | 27 km E of Pulau Magupung Island, North Sulawesi, Indonesia | More |
Feb 3, 1969 19:01 53 years ago | 5.8 30 km | 475 km NE of Manado, North Sulawesi, Indonesia | More |
Feb 2, 1969 05:21 53 years ago | 5.7 45 km | 361 km N of Ternate, North Maluku, Indonesia | More |
Feb 2, 1969 01:38 53 years ago | 6.0 45 km | 348 km N of Ternate, North Maluku, Indonesia | More |
Jan 31, 1969 00:44 53 years ago | 6.4 43 km | 478 km NE of Manado, North Sulawesi, Indonesia | More |
Jan 30, 1969 10:29 53 years ago | 7.6 60 km | 23 km SE of Pulau Magupung Island, North Sulawesi, Indonesia | More |
Jan 25, 1969 05:19 53 years ago | 6.0 35 km | 23 km SW of Pulau Gureda Island, North Maluku, Indonesia | More |
Nov 22, 1968 10:31 54 years ago | 5.6 85 km | 59 km E of Bitung, North Sulawesi, Indonesia | More |
Nov 9, 1968 20:30 54 years ago | 6.1 42 km | 243 km NE of Manado, North Sulawesi, Indonesia | More |
Oct 31, 1968 09:06 54 years ago | 6.1 35 km | 24 km N of Pulau Gureda Island, North Maluku, Indonesia | More |
Aug 18, 1968 18:56 54 years ago | 5.8 35 km | Pulau Gureda, 144 km E of Manado, North Sulawesi, Indonesia | More |
Aug 17, 1968 04:00 54 years ago | 6.0 35 km | 44 km N of Pulau Gureda Island, North Maluku, Indonesia | More |
Aug 13, 1968 02:52 54 years ago | 5.8 30 km | 143 km NW of Ternate, North Maluku, Indonesia | More |
Aug 11, 1968 20:00 54 years ago | 6.0 30 km | 76 km NE of Pulau Gureda Island, North Maluku, Indonesia | More |
Aug 10, 1968 08:10 54 years ago | 5.9 30 km | 124 km E of Bitung, North Sulawesi, Indonesia | More |
Aug 10, 1968 05:51 54 years ago | 6.5 25 km | 46 km N of Pulau Gureda Island, North Maluku, Indonesia | More |
Aug 10, 1968 04:05 54 years ago | 5.8 20 km | 53 km NE of Pulau Gureda Island, North Maluku, Indonesia | More |
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