Strong mag. 6.2 earthquake - 138 km east of Bitung, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, on Monday, Aug 11, 1969 at 11:52 pm (GMT +0)
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Strong magnitude 6.2 earthquake at 35 km depth
Local time at epicenter: Monday, Aug 11, 1969 at 11:52 pm (GMT +0)
Magnitude: 6.2
Depth: 35.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 1.848°N / 126.371°E

Antipode: 1.848°S / 53.629°W
Nearest volcano: Ruang (116 km / 72 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
138 km (86 mi) ENE of Bitung (pop: 137,400) --> See nearby quakes!
160 km (100 mi) ENE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe) (Kabupaten Minahasa Utara) (pop: 8,000) --> See nearby quakes!
163 km (101 mi) NW of Ternate (pop: 101,700) --> See nearby quakes!
173 km (108 mi) ENE of Tondano (Kabupaten Minahasa) (pop: 33,300) --> See nearby quakes!
174 km (108 mi) ENE of Manado (pop: 451,900) --> See nearby quakes!
181 km (112 mi) NW of Sofifi (Kota Tidore Kepulauan) (pop: 36,200) --> See nearby quakes!
183 km (113 mi) W of Tobelo (Kabupaten Halmahera Utara) (pop: 10,000) --> See nearby quakes!
184 km (114 mi) ENE of Tomohon (pop: 27,600) --> See nearby quakes!
396 km (246 mi) ENE of Gorontalo (pop: 144,200) --> See nearby quakes!
506 km (314 mi) NE of Luwuk (pop: 47,800) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Estimated released energy: 1.3 x 1014 joules (35 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 30089 tons of TNT or 1.9 atomic bombs!) | about seismic energy
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Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
6.2 | 35 km | Molucca Sea (Indonesia) | USGS |
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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (3 quakes)
Date and time![]() | Mag Depth | Location | Details |
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 |
Aug 12, 1969 12:21 53 years ago | 5.8 35 km | 129 km E of Bitung, North Sulawesi, Indonesia | More |
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