Moderate mag. 5.1 earthquake - Halmahera, Indonesia, on Sunday, 21 January 1990 at 05:26 (GMT)

Moderate mag. 5.1 earthquake - Halmahera, Indonesia, on Sunday, 21 January 1990 at 05:26 (GMT)

Moderate magnitude 5.1 earthquake at 140 km depth

Date & time: 21 Jan 1990 05:26:52 UTC
Magnitude: 5.1
Depth: 139.5 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 1.777°N / 127.282°E (Indonesia)
Nearest volcano: Tobaru (46 km / 29 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
81 km (50 mi) W of Tobelo (Kabupaten Halmahera Utara) (pop: 10,000) --> See nearby quakes!
110 km (69 mi) N of Ternate (pop: 101,700) --> See nearby quakes!
120 km (74 mi) NNW of Sofifi (Kota Tidore Kepulauan) (pop: 36,200) --> See nearby quakes!
235 km (146 mi) E of Bitung (pop: 137,400) --> See nearby quakes!
259 km (161 mi) E of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe) (Kabupaten Minahasa Utara) (pop: 8,000) --> See nearby quakes!
269 km (167 mi) ENE of Tondano (Kabupaten Minahasa) (pop: 33,300) --> See nearby quakes!
272 km (169 mi) E of Manado (pop: 451,900) --> See nearby quakes!
280 km (174 mi) E of Tomohon (pop: 27,600) --> See nearby quakes!
532 km (331 mi) WNW of Sorong (pop: 125,500) --> See nearby quakes!
2437 km (1515 mi) ENE of Jakarta (pop: 8,540,100) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Estimated released energy: 2.8 x 1012 joules (783 megawatt hours, equivalent to 674 tons of TNT) More info
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MagnitudeDepthLocationSource
M 5.1140 kmHalmahera, IndonesiaUSGS
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Aftershocks of the 5.1 quake Halmahera, Indonesia, 21 January 1990 05:26 GMT

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Moderate mag. 5.1 earthquake - Halmahera, Indonesia, on Sunday, 21 January 1990 at 05:26 (GMT)
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