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Strong mag. 6.6 earthquake - Molucca Sea (Indonesia) on Sunday, 6 December 1998

Strong mag. 6.6 earthquake - Molucca Sea (Indonesia) on Sunday, 6 December 1998
Date & time: Sunday, 6 December 1998 00:47 UTC
Magnitude: 6.6
Depth: 33.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 1.253°N / 126.198°E (Indonesia)
Nearest volcano: Tongkoko (115 km / 71 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
114 km (71 mi) E of Bitung (pop: 137,400)
139 km (86 mi) E of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe) (pop: 8,000)
142 km (88 mi) NW of Ternate (pop: 101,700)
143 km (89 mi) E of Tondano (pop: 33,300)
152 km (95 mi) E of Manado (pop: 451,900)
2304 km (1432 mi) NE of Jakarta (pop: 8,540,100)
Primary data source: USGS
Estimated released energy: 5 x 1014 joules (139 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 1.2 x 105 tons of TNT or 7.5 atomic bombs!) [learn more]
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TimeMag. / DepthLocationSource
Sun, 6 Dec 00:47 UTCM 6.6 / 33 kmMolucca Sea (Indonesia)USGS
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Aftershocks of the 6.6 quake: Molucca Sea (Indonesia), 6 Dec 1998 00:47

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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (11 quakes):
  • 30 May 1999 02:21 UTC
    | M 5.1 |
    52.1 km (32.4 mi) depth
    |
    52 km (32 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 30 Jan 1999 08:49 UTC
    | M 5.1 |
    33 km (20.5 mi) depth
    |
    39 km (24 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 24 Jan 1999 22:01 UTC
    | M 5.2 |
    33 km (20.5 mi) depth
    |
    82 km (51 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 22 Jan 1999 05:20 UTC
    | M 5.1 |
    33 km (20.5 mi) depth
    |
    65 km (41 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 30 Dec 1998 04:04 UTC
    | M 5.2 |
    33 km (20.5 mi) depth
    |
    56 km (35 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 18 Dec 1998 20:49 UTC
    | M 5.2 |
    33 km (20.5 mi) depth
    |
    10 km (6 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 16 Dec 1998 17:45 UTC
    | M 6.2 |
    33 km (20.5 mi) depth
    |
    15 km (9 mi) distance
    | USGS | Strong mag. 6.2 earthquake - Molucca Sea (Indonesia) on Wednesday, 16 December 1998
  • 16 Dec 1998 16:14 UTC
    | M 5.6 |
    33 km (20.5 mi) depth
    |
    11 km (7 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 16 Dec 1998 15:53 UTC
    | M 5.2 |
    33 km (20.5 mi) depth
    |
    7 km (5 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 16 Dec 1998 15:18 UTC
    | M 5.3 |
    33 km (20.5 mi) depth
    |
    54 km (33 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 09 Dec 1998 12:20 UTC
    | M 5.0 |
    33 km (20.5 mi) depth
    |
    49 km (30 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details

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Earlier earthquakes in the same area

Strong mag. 6.6 earthquake - Molucca Sea (Indonesia) on Sunday, 6 December 1998
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