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Major mag. 7.0 earthquake - Molucca Sea (Indonesia) on Saturday, 13 April 1985

Major mag. 7.0 earthquake - Molucca Sea (Indonesia) on Saturday, 13 April 1985
Date & time: Saturday, 13 April 1985 03:00 UTC
Magnitude: 7.0
Depth: 50.7 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 1.622°N / 126.411°E (Indonesia)
Nearest volcano: Todoko-Ranu (125 km / 78 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
137 km (85 mi) E of Bitung (pop: 137,400)
142 km (88 mi) NW of Ternate (pop: 101,700)
160 km (100 mi) E of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe) (pop: 8,000)
161 km (100 mi) NW of Sofifi (pop: 36,200)
174 km (108 mi) E of Manado (pop: 451,900)
2341 km (1455 mi) NE of Jakarta (pop: 8,540,100)
Primary data source: USGS
Estimated released energy: 2 x 1015 joules (554 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 4.8 x 105 tons of TNT or 29.8 atomic bombs!) [learn more]
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Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies

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TimeMag. / DepthLocationSource
Sat, 13 Apr 03:00 UTCM 7.0 / 50.7 kmMolucca Sea (Indonesia)USGS
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Aftershocks of the 7.0 quake: Molucca Sea (Indonesia), 13 Apr 1985 03:00

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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (98 quakes):
  • 29 Mar 1987 23:24 UTC
    | M 5.1 |
    69.3 km (43.1 mi) depth
    |
    103 km (64 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 19 Mar 1987 08:31 UTC
    | M 5.0 |
    37.6 km (23.4 mi) depth
    |
    105 km (65 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 18 Mar 1987 00:22 UTC
    | M 6.1 |
    29.7 km (18.5 mi) depth
    |
    58 km (36 mi) distance
    | USGS | Strong mag. 6.1 earthquake - Molucca Sea (Indonesia) on Wednesday, 18 March 1987
  • 13 Mar 1987 09:28 UTC
    | M 5.0 |
    66.5 km (41.3 mi) depth
    |
    69 km (43 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 12 Mar 1987 07:35 UTC
    | M 5.0 |
    62.7 km (39 mi) depth
    |
    129 km (80 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 23 Feb 1987 23:49 UTC
    | M 5.1 |
    46.6 km (29 mi) depth
    |
    89 km (55 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 21 Feb 1987 01:05 UTC
    | M 5.2 |
    41.6 km (25.8 mi) depth
    |
    118 km (73 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 16 Feb 1987 22:20 UTC
    | M 5.0 |
    33 km (20.5 mi) depth
    |
    80 km (50 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 16 Feb 1987 17:45 UTC
    | M 5.0 |
    33 km (20.5 mi) depth
    |
    77 km (48 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 16 Feb 1987 17:28 UTC
    | M 6.2 |
    25.1 km (15.6 mi) depth
    |
    91 km (56 mi) distance
    | USGS | Strong mag. 6.2 earthquake - Molucca Sea (Indonesia) on Monday, 16 February 1987
  • 16 Feb 1987 16:39 UTC
    | M 5.0 |
    33 km (20.5 mi) depth
    |
    88 km (55 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 16 Feb 1987 09:38 UTC
    | M 5.4 |
    36.9 km (22.9 mi) depth
    |
    103 km (64 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 14 Feb 1987 12:08 UTC
    | M 5.0 |
    66.5 km (41.3 mi) depth
    |
    103 km (64 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 14 Feb 1987 09:00 UTC
    | M 5.2 |
    51.5 km (32 mi) depth
    |
    100 km (62 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 13 Feb 1987 07:18 UTC
    | M 6.8 |
    32.2 km (20 mi) depth
    |
    109 km (68 mi) distance
    | USGS | Strong mag. 6.8 earthquake - Molucca Sea (Indonesia) on Friday, 13 February 1987
  • 08 Feb 1987 17:48 UTC
    | M 6.2 |
    16.9 km (10.5 mi) depth
    |
    20 km (12 mi) distance
    | USGS | Strong mag. 6.2 earthquake - Molucca Sea (Indonesia) on Sunday, 8 February 1987
    • Show all

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Major mag. 7.0 earthquake - Molucca Sea (Indonesia) on Saturday, 13 April 1985
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