Strong mag. 6.3 earthquake - Molucca Sea (Indonesia) on Friday, 15 August 1986
Magnitude: 6.3
Depth: 33.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 1.929°N / 126.482°E
(Indonesia)Nearest volcano: Ruang (124 km / 77 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
153 km (95 mi) NE of Bitung (pop: 137,400)
162 km (100 mi) NW of Ternate (pop: 101,700)
171 km (106 mi) W of Tobelo (pop: 10,000)
175 km (109 mi) NE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe) (pop: 8,000)
188 km (117 mi) NE of Manado (pop: 451,900)
2361 km (1467 mi) NE of Jakarta (pop: 8,540,100)
Primary data source: USGS
Estimated released energy: 1.8 x 1014 joules (49.4 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 42502 tons of TNT or 2.7 atomic bombs!) [learn more]
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| Time | Mag. / Depth | Location | Source |
| Fri, 15 Aug 07:40 UTC | M 6.3 / 33 km | Molucca Sea (Indonesia) | USGS |
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Aftershocks of the 6.3 quake: Molucca Sea (Indonesia), 15 Aug 1986 07:40
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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (22 quakes):- 08 Feb 1987 17:48 UTC| M 6.2 |16.9 km (10.5 mi) depth|38 km (24 mi) distance| USGS | Strong mag. 6.2 earthquake - Molucca Sea (Indonesia) on Sunday, 8 February 1987
- 07 Feb 1987 11:31 UTC| M 5.0 |33 km (20.5 mi) depth|42 km (26 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 23 Jan 1987 17:51 UTC| M 5.9 |71.9 km (44.7 mi) depth|32 km (20 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 26 Dec 1986 21:25 UTC| M 5.1 |33 km (20.5 mi) depth|58 km (36 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 24 Nov 1986 16:01 UTC| M 5.1 |47.6 km (29.6 mi) depth|19 km (12 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 22 Oct 1986 05:30 UTC| M 5.0 |76.3 km (47.4 mi) depth|43 km (27 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 01 Sep 1986 23:53 UTC| M 5.0 |33 km (20.5 mi) depth|59 km (37 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 25 Aug 1986 00:13 UTC| M 5.0 |33 km (20.5 mi) depth|39 km (24 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 24 Aug 1986 23:46 UTC| M 5.6 |34.7 km (21.6 mi) depth|47 km (29 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 24 Aug 1986 06:52 UTC| M 5.0 |33 km (20.5 mi) depth|46 km (29 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 23 Aug 1986 18:27 UTC| M 5.0 |33 km (20.5 mi) depth|17 km (11 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 20 Aug 1986 18:15 UTC| M 5.5 |33 km (20.5 mi) depth|17 km (10 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 18 Aug 1986 14:16 UTC| M 5.8 |33 km (20.5 mi) depth|24 km (15 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 17 Aug 1986 19:28 UTC| M 5.0 |33 km (20.5 mi) depth|58 km (36 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 17 Aug 1986 16:14 UTC| M 5.1 |33 km (20.5 mi) depth|60 km (37 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 17 Aug 1986 10:26 UTC| M 5.3 |33 km (20.5 mi) depth|12 km (7 mi) distance| USGS | Details
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