- Molucca Sea (Indonesia) on Wednesday, 5 November 1975 at 09:40 (GMT)
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Strong magnitude 5.4 earthquake at 33 km depth
Magnitude: 5.4
Depth: 33.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 1.277°N / 126.156°E
(Indonesia)Nearest volcano: Tongkoko (110 km / 68 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
109 km (68 mi) E of Bitung (pop: 137,400) --> See nearby quakes!
133 km (83 mi) E of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe) (Kabupaten Minahasa Utara) (pop: 8,000) --> See nearby quakes!
138 km (86 mi) E of Tondano (Kabupaten Minahasa) (pop: 33,300) --> See nearby quakes!
147 km (91 mi) WNW of Ternate (pop: 101,700) --> See nearby quakes!
147 km (91 mi) E of Manado (pop: 451,900) --> See nearby quakes!
150 km (93 mi) E of Tomohon (pop: 27,600) --> See nearby quakes!
167 km (104 mi) WNW of Sofifi (Kota Tidore Kepulauan) (pop: 36,200) --> See nearby quakes!
354 km (220 mi) ENE of Gorontalo (pop: 144,200) --> See nearby quakes!
449 km (279 mi) NE of Luwuk (pop: 47,800) --> See nearby quakes!
2301 km (1429 mi) ENE of Jakarta (pop: 8,540,100) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Estimated released energy: 7.9 x 1012 joules (2.21 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 1898 tons of TNT or 0.1 atomic bombs!) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 5.4 | 33 km | Molucca Sea (Indonesia) | USGS |
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