Strong mag. 6.1 earthquake - Molucca Sea (Indonesia) on Friday, 27 November 1987 at 00:02 (GMT)
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Strong magnitude 6.1 earthquake at 33 km depth
Magnitude: 6.1
Depth: 33.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 0.234°S / 125.064°E

Nearest volcano: Ambang (130 km / 81 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
172 km (107 mi) S of Tondano (Kabupaten Minahasa) (pop: 33,300) --> See nearby quakes!
175 km (109 mi) S of Tomohon (pop: 27,600) --> See nearby quakes!
189 km (117 mi) S of Bitung (pop: 137,400) --> See nearby quakes!
192 km (119 mi) S of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe) (Kabupaten Minahasa Utara) (pop: 8,000) --> See nearby quakes!
192 km (120 mi) S of Manado (pop: 451,900) --> See nearby quakes!
239 km (148 mi) ESE of Gorontalo (pop: 144,200) --> See nearby quakes!
265 km (165 mi) ENE of Luwuk (pop: 47,800) --> See nearby quakes!
282 km (175 mi) WSW of Ternate (pop: 101,700) --> See nearby quakes!
298 km (185 mi) WSW of Sofifi (Kota Tidore Kepulauan) (pop: 36,200) --> See nearby quakes!
2129 km (1323 mi) ENE of Jakarta (pop: 8,540,100) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Estimated released energy: 8.9 x 1013 joules (24.8 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 21301 tons of TNT or 1.3 atomic bombs!) More info
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Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
M 6.1 | 33 km | Molucca Sea (Indonesia) | USGS |
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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (8 quakes):- 31 Mar 1988 14:49 UTC| M 4.9 |81.8 km (50.8 mi) depth|33 km (21 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 01 Feb 1988 19:15 UTC| M 4.3 |87.6 km (54.4 mi) depth|16 km (10 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 23 Dec 1987 10:10 UTC| M 5.6 |60.9 km (37.8 mi) depth|22 km (13 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 30 Nov 1987 04:41 UTC| M 5.6 |58.3 km (36.2 mi) depth|17 km (11 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 29 Nov 1987 14:48 UTC| M 4.9 |67.5 km (41.9 mi) depth|28 km (17 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 28 Nov 1987 07:18 UTC| M 4.0 |33 km (20.5 mi) depth|37 km (23 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 28 Nov 1987 04:03 UTC| M 6.3 |33.7 km (20.9 mi) depth|25 km (16 mi) distance| USGS | Strong mag. 6.3 earthquake - Molucca Sea (Indonesia) on Saturday, 28 November 1987 at 04:03 (GMT)
- 27 Nov 1987 01:43 UTC| M 4.6 |64.1 km (39.8 mi) depth|32 km (20 mi) distance| USGS | Details
Earlier earthquakes in the same area since 1900
Strong mag. 6.1 earthquake - Molucca Sea (Indonesia) on Friday, 27 November 1987 at 00:02 (GMT)- Date / time UTC| Mag |Depth|Age|Distance| Details
- 01 Feb 1938 19:04| 8.5 |25km / 16mi|83 years ago|903km / 561mi| Banda Sea (Indonesia)
- 15 Aug 1918 12:18| 8.3 |20km / 12.4mi|102 years ago|694km / 431mi| Mindanao, Philippines
- 24 Jan 1965 00:11| 8.2 |20km / 12.4mi|56 years ago|282km / 175mi| Kepulauan Sula, Indonesia
- 04 Nov 1963 01:17| 8.1 |65km / 40mi|57 years ago|896km / 557mi| Banda Sea (Indonesia)
- 21 Dec 1939 21:00| 8.1 |35km / 22mi|81 years ago|285km / 177mi| Sulawesi, Indonesia
- 02 Dec 1972 00:19| 8.0 |60km / 37mi|48 years ago|759km / 472mi| Mindanao, Philippines
- 14 Apr 1924 16:20| 8.0 |15km / 9.3mi|97 years ago|781km / 485mi| Mindanao, Philippines
- 16 Aug 1976 16:11| 7.9 |33km / 21mi|44 years ago|732km / 455mi| Mindanao, Philippines
- 25 May 1943 23:07| 7.8 |15km / 9.3mi|78 years ago|881km / 547mi| Philippine Islands Region (Philippines)
- 01 Apr 1936 02:09| 7.8 |35km / 22mi|85 years ago|518km / 322mi| Kepulauan Talaud, Indonesia
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