Strong mag. 6.4 earthquake - Molucca Sea (Indonesia) on Thursday, 29 January 1987
Magnitude: 6.4
Depth: 48.4 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 1.265°N / 126.232°E
(Indonesia)Nearest volcano: Tongkoko (118 km / 73 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
118 km (73 mi) E of Bitung (pop: 137,400)
139 km (86 mi) NW of Ternate (pop: 101,700)
142 km (88 mi) E of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe) (pop: 8,000)
147 km (91 mi) E of Tondano (pop: 33,300)
156 km (97 mi) E of Manado (pop: 451,900)
2308 km (1434 mi) NE of Jakarta (pop: 8,540,100)
Primary data source: USGS
Estimated released energy: 2.5 x 1014 joules (69.8 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 60036 tons of TNT or 3.8 atomic bombs!) [learn more]
Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies
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| Time | Mag. / Depth | Location | Source |
| Thu, 29 Jan 02:43 UTC | M 6.4 / 48.4 km | Molucca Sea (Indonesia) | USGS |
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Aftershocks of the 6.4 quake: Molucca Sea (Indonesia), 29 Jan 1987 02:43
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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (23 quakes):- 22 Jun 1987 03:07 UTC| M 4.7 |33 km (20.5 mi) depth|48 km (30 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 11 Jun 1987 23:48 UTC| M 5.2 |45.4 km (28.2 mi) depth|34 km (21 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 09 May 1987 19:10 UTC| M 4.6 |112 km (69.6 mi) depth|40 km (25 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 19 Mar 1987 08:31 UTC| M 5.0 |37.6 km (23.4 mi) depth|63 km (39 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 07 Mar 1987 23:18 UTC| M 4.2 |33 km (20.5 mi) depth|57 km (35 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 26 Feb 1987 06:37 UTC| M 4.6 |33 km (20.5 mi) depth|52 km (32 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 23 Feb 1987 23:49 UTC| M 5.1 |46.6 km (29 mi) depth|51 km (32 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 18 Feb 1987 14:22 UTC| M 4.8 |33 km (20.5 mi) depth|38 km (24 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 17 Feb 1987 12:42 UTC| M 4.7 |33 km (20.5 mi) depth|59 km (37 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 16 Feb 1987 22:58 UTC| M 4.3 |115.5 km (71.8 mi) depth|62 km (39 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 16 Feb 1987 22:20 UTC| M 5.0 |33 km (20.5 mi) depth|41 km (25 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 16 Feb 1987 20:08 UTC| M 4.4 |33 km (20.5 mi) depth|48 km (30 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 16 Feb 1987 17:45 UTC| M 5.0 |33 km (20.5 mi) depth|42 km (26 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 16 Feb 1987 17:28 UTC| M 6.2 |25.1 km (15.6 mi) depth|48 km (30 mi) distance| USGS | Strong mag. 6.2 earthquake - Molucca Sea (Indonesia) on Monday, 16 February 1987
- 16 Feb 1987 17:20 UTC| M 4.8 |33 km (20.5 mi) depth|42 km (26 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 16 Feb 1987 16:39 UTC| M 5.0 |33 km (20.5 mi) depth|47 km (29 mi) distance| USGS | Details
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