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Very strong mag. 6.3 earthquake - 153 km east of Bitung, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, on Friday, August 15, 1986 at 07:40 GMT

Very strong mag. 6.3 earthquake - 153 km east of Bitung, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, on Friday, August 15, 1986 at 07:40 GMT

Very strong magnitude 6.3 earthquake at 33 km depth

1 Jan 00:00 UTC: First to report: USGS after 30 seconds.
Date & time: Aug 15, 1986 07:40:44 UTC
Magnitude: 6.3
Depth: 33.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 1.929°N / 126.482°E (Molucca Sea, Indonesia)
Antipode: 1.929°S / 53.518°W
Nearest volcano: Ruang (124 km / 77 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
153 km (95 mi) ENE of Bitung (pop: 137,400) --> See nearby quakes!
162 km (100 mi) NW of Ternate (pop: 101,700) --> See nearby quakes!
171 km (106 mi) W of Tobelo (Kabupaten Halmahera Utara) (pop: 10,000) --> See nearby quakes!
175 km (109 mi) ENE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe) (Kabupaten Minahasa Utara) (pop: 8,000) --> See nearby quakes!
179 km (111 mi) NW of Sofifi (Kota Tidore Kepulauan) (pop: 36,200) --> See nearby quakes!
188 km (117 mi) ENE of Tondano (Kabupaten Minahasa) (pop: 33,300) --> See nearby quakes!
188 km (117 mi) ENE of Manado (pop: 451,900) --> See nearby quakes!
199 km (123 mi) ENE of Tomohon (pop: 27,600) --> See nearby quakes!
403 km (250 mi) SSE of Sarangani (Davao del Sur, Philippines) (pop: 7,510) --> See nearby quakes!
411 km (255 mi) ENE of Gorontalo (pop: 144,200) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Estimated released energy: 1.8 x 1014 joules (49.4 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 42502 tons of TNT or 2.7 atomic bombs!) | about seismic energy
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6.333 kmMolucca Sea (Indonesia)USGS
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Aftershocks

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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (69 quakes)

Date and timeMag
Depth		LocationDetails
Feb 8, 1987 17:48
35 years ago
6.2

17 km		127 km NW of Ternate, North Maluku, IndonesiaMore
Feb 7, 1987 11:31
35 years ago
5.0

33 km		121 km NW of Ternate, North Maluku, IndonesiaMore
Jan 29, 1987 02:43
35 years ago
6.4

48 km		118 km E of Bitung, North Sulawesi, IndonesiaMore
Jan 24, 1987 13:35
35 years ago
4.5

33 km		54 km E of Pulau Tahulandang Island, North Sulawesi, IndonesiaMore
Jan 23, 1987 17:51
35 years ago
5.9

72 km		134 km NW of Ternate, North Maluku, IndonesiaMore
Jan 19, 1987 15:54
35 years ago
5.1

33 km		62 km NW of Pulau Tutu Island, North Maluku, IndonesiaMore
Jan 6, 1987 18:16
35 years ago
4.1

90 km		94 km NE of Pulau Gureda Island, North Maluku, IndonesiaMore
Dec 26, 1986 21:25
35 years ago
5.1

33 km		97 km W of Pulau Laba Island, North Maluku, IndonesiaMore
Dec 8, 1986 12:24
35 years ago
4.8

58 km		97 km W of Pulau Laba Island, North Maluku, IndonesiaMore
Nov 28, 1986 13:44
35 years ago
4.8

86 km		142 km NW of Ternate, North Maluku, IndonesiaMore
Nov 27, 1986 19:03
35 years ago
4.4

95 km		96 km N of Pulau Gureda Island, North Maluku, IndonesiaMore
Nov 26, 1986 04:11
35 years ago
4.7

61 km		132 km NW of Ternate, North Maluku, IndonesiaMore
Nov 24, 1986 16:01
35 years ago
5.1

48 km		143 km NW of Ternate, North Maluku, IndonesiaMore
Nov 14, 1986 16:37
36 years ago
4.3

33 km		115 km NW of Ternate, North Maluku, IndonesiaMore
Nov 11, 1986 00:02
36 years ago
6.0

79 km		103 km W of Pulau Laba Island, North Maluku, IndonesiaMore
Nov 10, 1986 02:26
36 years ago
4.8

78 km		120 km NW of Pulau Tutu Island, North Maluku, IndonesiaMore
Oct 30, 1986 21:40
36 years ago
4.7

49 km		151 km E of Bitung, North Sulawesi, IndonesiaMore
Oct 22, 1986 05:30
36 years ago
5.0

76 km		109 km NW of Pulau Tutu Island, North Maluku, IndonesiaMore
Oct 21, 1986 12:15
36 years ago
4.9

67 km		113 km NW of Ternate, North Maluku, IndonesiaMore
Oct 15, 1986 00:03
36 years ago
4.5

33 km		151 km NW of Ternate, North Maluku, IndonesiaMore
Oct 8, 1986 16:37
36 years ago
4.4

33 km		165 km NE of Bitung, North Sulawesi, IndonesiaMore
Sep 14, 1986 20:16
36 years ago
4.9

33 km		139 km E of Bitung, North Sulawesi, IndonesiaMore
Sep 5, 1986 21:08
36 years ago
4.8

73 km		137 km NW of Ternate, North Maluku, IndonesiaMore
Sep 1, 1986 23:53
36 years ago
5.0

33 km		93 km W of Pulau Laba Island, North Maluku, IndonesiaMore
Aug 27, 1986 01:15
36 years ago
4.2

33 km		97 km NW of Pulau Tutu Island, North Maluku, IndonesiaMore
Aug 26, 1986 19:03
36 years ago
4.6

33 km		81 km W of Pulau Laba Island, North Maluku, IndonesiaMore
Aug 25, 1986 00:19
36 years ago
4.7

33 km		153 km NW of Ternate, North Maluku, IndonesiaMore
Aug 25, 1986 00:13
36 years ago
5.0

33 km		156 km NW of Ternate, North Maluku, IndonesiaMore
Aug 24, 1986 23:46
36 years ago
5.6

35 km		83 km NW of Pulau Tutu Island, North Maluku, IndonesiaMore
Aug 24, 1986 09:20
36 years ago
4.3

33 km		70 km NW of Pulau Tutu Island, North Maluku, IndonesiaMore
Aug 24, 1986 09:17
36 years ago
4.0

104 km		106 km W of Pulau Laba Island, North Maluku, IndonesiaMore
Aug 24, 1986 06:52
36 years ago
5.0

33 km		89 km NW of Pulau Tutu Island, North Maluku, IndonesiaMore
Aug 24, 1986 02:09
36 years ago
4.6

33 km		58 km W of Pulau Laba Island, North Maluku, IndonesiaMore
Aug 23, 1986 18:27
36 years ago
5.0

33 km		149 km NW of Ternate, North Maluku, IndonesiaMore
Aug 22, 1986 20:12
36 years ago
4.6

35 km		139 km NW of Ternate, North Maluku, IndonesiaMore
Aug 22, 1986 12:25
36 years ago
4.8

33 km		115 km NW of Ternate, North Maluku, IndonesiaMore
Aug 22, 1986 12:19
36 years ago
4.5

33 km		111 km NW of Ternate, North Maluku, IndonesiaMore
Aug 21, 1986 17:38
36 years ago
4.7

33 km		145 km NW of Ternate, North Maluku, IndonesiaMore
Aug 20, 1986 18:15
36 years ago
5.5

33 km		164 km NE of Bitung, North Sulawesi, IndonesiaMore
Aug 20, 1986 12:12
36 years ago
4.2

33 km		75 km W of Pulau Laba Island, North Maluku, IndonesiaMore
Aug 19, 1986 13:35
36 years ago
4.4

33 km		85 km W of Pulau Laba Island, North Maluku, IndonesiaMore
Aug 18, 1986 14:16
36 years ago
5.8

33 km		139 km NW of Ternate, North Maluku, IndonesiaMore
Aug 18, 1986 01:11
36 years ago
4.8

33 km		174 km NE of Bitung, North Sulawesi, IndonesiaMore
Aug 17, 1986 19:28
36 years ago
5.0

33 km		95 km W of Pulau Laba Island, North Maluku, IndonesiaMore
Aug 17, 1986 18:53
36 years ago
4.9

33 km		91 km W of Pulau Laba Island, North Maluku, IndonesiaMore
Aug 17, 1986 18:34
36 years ago
5.2

33 km		92 km W of Pulau Laba Island, North Maluku, IndonesiaMore
Aug 17, 1986 18:25
36 years ago
4.7

33 km		104 km NW of Pulau Tutu Island, North Maluku, IndonesiaMore
Aug 17, 1986 16:58
36 years ago
4.8

33 km		75 km W of Pulau Laba Island, North Maluku, IndonesiaMore
Aug 17, 1986 16:21
36 years ago
5.4

33 km		86 km W of Pulau Laba Island, North Maluku, IndonesiaMore
Aug 17, 1986 16:14
36 years ago
5.1

33 km		86 km NW of Pulau Tutu Island, North Maluku, IndonesiaMore
Aug 17, 1986 16:09
36 years ago
5.0

33 km		82 km W of Pulau Laba Island, North Maluku, IndonesiaMore
Aug 17, 1986 15:52
36 years ago
5.5

33 km		83 km NW of Pulau Tutu Island, North Maluku, IndonesiaMore
Aug 17, 1986 15:44
36 years ago
5.0

33 km		74 km W of Pulau Laba Island, North Maluku, IndonesiaMore
Aug 17, 1986 15:31
36 years ago
6.3

33 km		67 km NW of Pulau Tutu Island, North Maluku, IndonesiaMore
Aug 17, 1986 15:27
36 years ago
6.4

31 km		84 km W of Pulau Laba Island, North Maluku, IndonesiaMore
Aug 17, 1986 10:26
36 years ago
5.3

33 km		150 km NW of Ternate, North Maluku, IndonesiaMore
Aug 17, 1986 04:33
36 years ago
5.0

33 km		75 km NW of Pulau Tutu Island, North Maluku, IndonesiaMore
Aug 16, 1986 22:39
36 years ago
5.0

33 km		149 km NW of Ternate, North Maluku, IndonesiaMore
Aug 16, 1986 21:08
36 years ago
6.1

33 km		143 km E of Bitung, North Sulawesi, IndonesiaMore
Aug 16, 1986 17:19
36 years ago
6.4

33 km		153 km NW of Ternate, North Maluku, IndonesiaMore
Aug 16, 1986 14:40
36 years ago
5.1

33 km		108 km W of Pulau Tongidi Island, North Maluku, IndonesiaMore
Aug 16, 1986 06:08
36 years ago
4.6

33 km		155 km NW of Ternate, North Maluku, IndonesiaMore
Aug 16, 1986 02:04
36 years ago
4.7

33 km		132 km N of Ternate, North Maluku, IndonesiaMore
Aug 15, 1986 19:09
36 years ago
4.8

33 km		115 km NW of Ternate, North Maluku, IndonesiaMore
Aug 15, 1986 16:20
36 years ago
5.1

33 km		106 km W of Pulau Tutu Island, North Maluku, IndonesiaMore
Aug 15, 1986 15:31
36 years ago
4.3

33 km		54 km NW of Pulau Tutu Island, North Maluku, IndonesiaMore
Aug 15, 1986 12:14
36 years ago
4.9

33 km		131 km E of Bitung, North Sulawesi, IndonesiaMore
Aug 15, 1986 11:02
36 years ago
4.9

33 km		138 km E of Bitung, North Sulawesi, IndonesiaMore
Aug 15, 1986 10:43
36 years ago
4.6

33 km		156 km N of Ternate, North Maluku, IndonesiaMore
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