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Major mag. 7.6 earthquake - Molucca Sea (Indonesia) on Saturday, 10 August 1968

Major mag. 7.6 earthquake - Molucca Sea (Indonesia) on Saturday, 10 August 1968
Date & time: Saturday, 10 August 1968 02:07 UTC
Magnitude: 7.6
Depth: 23.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 1.514°N / 126.234°E (Indonesia)
Nearest volcano: Tongkoko (115 km / 71 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
116 km (72 mi) E of Bitung (pop: 137,400)
140 km (87 mi) E of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe) (pop: 8,000)
149 km (92 mi) E of Tondano (pop: 33,300)
151 km (94 mi) NW of Ternate (pop: 101,700)
154 km (96 mi) E of Manado (pop: 451,900)
2318 km (1441 mi) NE of Jakarta (pop: 8,540,100)
Primary data source: USGS
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!) [learn more]
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Sat, 10 Aug 02:07 UTCM 7.6 / 23 kmMolucca Sea (Indonesia)USGS
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Aftershocks of the 7.6 quake: Molucca Sea (Indonesia), 10 Aug 1968 02:07

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Major mag. 7.6 earthquake - Molucca Sea (Indonesia) on Saturday, 10 August 1968

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