Moderate mag. 5.8 earthquake - Molucca Sea, 53 km northeast of Pulau Gureda Island, North Maluku, Indonesia, on Saturday, 10 August 1968 at 04:05 (GMT)
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Moderate magnitude 5.8 earthquake at 20 km depth
Magnitude: 5.8
Depth: 20.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 1.328°N / 126.478°E
(Molucca Sea, Indonesia)Nearest volcano: Hiri (105 km / 65 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
117 km (73 mi) WNW of Ternate (pop: 101,700) --> See nearby quakes!
137 km (85 mi) WNW of Sofifi (Kota Tidore Kepulauan) (pop: 36,200) --> See nearby quakes!
144 km (89 mi) E of Bitung (pop: 137,400) --> See nearby quakes!
168 km (104 mi) E of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe) (Kabupaten Minahasa Utara) (pop: 8,000) --> See nearby quakes!
174 km (108 mi) E of Tondano (Kabupaten Minahasa) (pop: 33,300) --> See nearby quakes!
176 km (109 mi) WSW of Tobelo (Kabupaten Halmahera Utara) (pop: 10,000) --> See nearby quakes!
182 km (113 mi) E of Manado (pop: 451,900) --> See nearby quakes!
186 km (116 mi) E of Tomohon (pop: 27,600) --> See nearby quakes!
390 km (242 mi) ENE of Gorontalo (pop: 144,200) --> See nearby quakes!
2336 km (1451 mi) ENE of Jakarta (pop: 8,540,100) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Estimated released energy: 3.2 x 1013 joules (8.78 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 7558 tons of TNT or 0.5 atomic bombs!) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 5.8 | 20 km | Molucca Sea (Indonesia) | USGS |
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Aftershocks of the 5.8 quake Molucca Sea, 53 km northeast of Pulau Gureda Island, North Maluku, Indonesia, 10 August 1968 04:05 GMT
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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (6 quakes):- 18 Aug 1968 18:56 UTC| M 5.8 |35 km (21.7 mi) depth|46 km (29 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 17 Aug 1968 04:00 UTC| M 6.0 |35 km (21.7 mi) depth|24 km (15 mi) distance| USGS | Strong mag. 6.0 earthquake - Molucca Sea, 44 km north of Pulau Gureda Island, North Maluku, Indonesia, on Saturday, 17 August 1968 at 04:00 (GMT)
- 13 Aug 1968 02:52 UTC| M 5.8 |30 km (18.6 mi) depth|42 km (26 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 11 Aug 1968 20:00 UTC| M 6.0 |30 km (18.6 mi) depth|28 km (18 mi) distance| USGS | Strong mag. 6.0 earthquake - Molucca Sea, 76 km northeast of Pulau Gureda Island, North Maluku, Indonesia, on Sunday, 11 August 1968 at 20:00 (GMT)
- 10 Aug 1968 08:10 UTC| M 5.9 |30 km (18.6 mi) depth|38 km (24 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 10 Aug 1968 05:51 UTC| M 6.5 |25 km (15.5 mi) depth|34 km (21 mi) distance| USGS | Strong mag. 6.5 earthquake - Molucca Sea, 46 km north of Pulau Gureda Island, North Maluku, Indonesia, on Saturday, 10 August 1968 at 05:51 (GMT)
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Moderate mag. 5.8 earthquake - Molucca Sea, 53 km northeast of Pulau Gureda Island, North Maluku, Indonesia, on Saturday, 10 August 1968 at 04:05 (GMT)
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