Major mag. 7.1 earthquake - Molucca Sea (Indonesia) on Saturday, 24 February 2001
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Date & time: Saturday, 24 February 2001 07:23 UTC
Magnitude: 7.1
Depth: 35.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 1.271°N / 126.249°E
(
Indonesia)
Nearest volcano:
Tongkoko (120 km / 75 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:120 km (74 mi) E of Bitung (pop: 137,400)
137 km (85 mi) NW of Ternate (pop: 101,700)
144 km (89 mi) E of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe) (pop: 8,000)
149 km (92 mi) E of Tondano (pop: 33,300)
157 km (98 mi) E of Manado (pop: 451,900)
2310 km (1435 mi) NE of Jakarta (pop: 8,540,100)
Primary data source:
USGS
Estimated released energy: 2.8 x 10
15 joules (783 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 6.7 x 10
5 tons of TNT or 42.1 atomic bombs!) [
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| Time | Mag. / Depth | Location | Source |
| Sat, 24 Feb 07:23 UTC | M 7.1 / 35 km | Molucca Sea (Indonesia) | USGS |
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Aftershocks of the 7.1 quake: Molucca Sea (Indonesia), 24 Feb 2001 07:23
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Based on its magnitude, the fault that was active during the quake ruptured along a surface of approx. 1259 km
2 (=486 sqare miles) as a first-order estimate. The length of the rupture zone thus was probably around 61 km (38 mi).
Aftershocks typically occur during the weeks, months or even a year following the quake at or near the same fault, at distances of up to approx. two times the length of the rupture zone.
The often broadly linear arrangement of aftershock epicenters encompasses the rupture zone of the main shock (check on the
map below to verify).
16 Jan 2003 16:47 UTC
| M 5.0 | 63.6 km (39.5 mi) depth
| 90 km (56 mi) distance
| USGS | Details19 Dec 2002 03:42 UTC
| M 5.6 | 33 km (20.5 mi) depth
| 40 km (25 mi) distance
| USGS | Details02 Dec 2002 13:42 UTC
| M 5.9 | 10 km (6.2 mi) depth
| 31 km (19 mi) distance
| USGS | Details07 Oct 2002 17:32 UTC
| M 5.3 | 33 km (20.5 mi) depth
| 141 km (88 mi) distance
| USGS | Details10 Sep 2002 12:25 UTC
| M 5.3 | 33 km (20.5 mi) depth
| 63 km (39 mi) distance
| USGS | Details08 Aug 2002 04:13 UTC
| M 5.1 | 114.1 km (70.9 mi) depth
| 143 km (89 mi) distance
| USGS | Details07 Aug 2002 16:06 UTC
| M 5.1 | 33 km (20.5 mi) depth
| 23 km (14 mi) distance
| USGS | Details20 Jul 2002 09:09 UTC
| M 5.3 | 33 km (20.5 mi) depth
| 21 km (13 mi) distance
| USGS | Details10 Jul 2002 11:03 UTC
| M 5.4 | 33 km (20.5 mi) depth
| 33 km (20 mi) distance
| USGS | Details26 May 2002 00:10 UTC
| M 5.9 | 109 km (67.7 mi) depth
| 126 km (79 mi) distance
| USGS | Details21 May 2002 05:27 UTC
| M 5.1 | 33 km (20.5 mi) depth
| 93 km (58 mi) distance
| USGS | Details06 May 2002 02:42 UTC
| M 5.2 | 33 km (20.5 mi) depth
| 65 km (41 mi) distance
| USGS | Details23 Apr 2002 18:11 UTC
| M 5.0 | 33 km (20.5 mi) depth
| 5 km (3 mi) distance
| USGS | Details13 Apr 2002 15:36 UTC
| M 5.5 | 54.4 km (33.8 mi) depth
| 99 km (61 mi) distance
| USGS | Details30 Mar 2002 18:21 UTC
| M 5.0 | 114.1 km (70.9 mi) depth
| 80 km (50 mi) distance
| USGS | Details26 Dec 2001 16:24 UTC
| M 5.2 | 33 km (20.5 mi) depth
| 116 km (72 mi) distance
| USGS | DetailsShow all
29 Oct 2001 02:52 UTC
| M 5.2 | 33 km (20.5 mi) depth
| 54 km (33 mi) distance
| USGS | Details21 Oct 2001 03:40 UTC
| M 5.7 | 33 km (20.5 mi) depth
| 68 km (43 mi) distance
| USGS | Details13 Oct 2001 16:27 UTC
| M 6.0 | 33 km (20.5 mi) depth
| 57 km (35 mi) distance
| USGS | Strong mag. 6.0 earthquake - Molucca Sea (Indonesia) on Saturday, 13 October 200108 Sep 2001 16:30 UTC
| M 5.2 | 33 km (20.5 mi) depth
| 65 km (41 mi) distance
| USGS | Details01 Sep 2001 23:33 UTC
| M 5.3 | 33 km (20.5 mi) depth
| 21 km (13 mi) distance
| USGS | Details31 Aug 2001 16:06 UTC
| M 5.0 | 33 km (20.5 mi) depth
| 30 km (18 mi) distance
| USGS | Details27 Aug 2001 23:43 UTC
| M 5.1 | 33 km (20.5 mi) depth
| 28 km (17 mi) distance
| USGS | Details27 Aug 2001 14:41 UTC
| M 5.0 | 33 km (20.5 mi) depth
| 27 km (17 mi) distance
| USGS | Details27 Aug 2001 02:31 UTC
| M 5.3 | 33 km (20.5 mi) depth
| 24 km (15 mi) distance
| USGS | Details27 Aug 2001 02:21 UTC
| M 5.0 | 33 km (20.5 mi) depth
| 25 km (15 mi) distance
| USGS | Details27 Aug 2001 01:30 UTC
| M 5.1 | 33 km (20.5 mi) depth
| 28 km (17 mi) distance
| USGS | Details27 Aug 2001 01:21 UTC
| M 5.1 | 33 km (20.5 mi) depth
| 23 km (14 mi) distance
| USGS | Details27 Aug 2001 01:16 UTC
| M 6.1 | 33 km (20.5 mi) depth
| 24 km (15 mi) distance
| USGS | Strong mag. 6.1 earthquake - Molucca Sea (Indonesia) on Monday, 27 August 200126 Aug 2001 19:34 UTC
| M 5.0 | 33 km (20.5 mi) depth
| 30 km (18 mi) distance
| USGS | Details26 Aug 2001 04:17 UTC
| M 5.1 | 33 km (20.5 mi) depth
| 19 km (12 mi) distance
| USGS | Details25 Aug 2001 19:29 UTC
| M 5.2 | 56.9 km (35.4 mi) depth
| 25 km (15 mi) distance
| USGS | Details31 Jul 2001 15:11 UTC
| M 5.7 | 33 km (20.5 mi) depth
| 36 km (22 mi) distance
| USGS | Details02 Jul 2001 05:55 UTC
| M 5.1 | 33 km (20.5 mi) depth
| 143 km (89 mi) distance
| USGS | Details26 Jun 2001 00:29 UTC
| M 5.1 | 33 km (20.5 mi) depth
| 144 km (89 mi) distance
| USGS | Details23 Jun 2001 14:34 UTC
| M 5.7 | 70.3 km (43.7 mi) depth
| 65 km (40 mi) distance
| USGS | Details04 Jun 2001 13:00 UTC
| M 5.1 | 121.6 km (75.6 mi) depth
| 107 km (67 mi) distance
| USGS | Details03 May 2001 04:40 UTC
| M 5.1 | 33 km (20.5 mi) depth
| 92 km (57 mi) distance
| USGS | Details03 May 2001 04:37 UTC
| M 5.4 | 33 km (20.5 mi) depth
| 97 km (60 mi) distance
| USGS | Details03 May 2001 04:31 UTC
| M 5.8 | 33 km (20.5 mi) depth
| 90 km (56 mi) distance
| USGS | Details06 Mar 2001 00:40 UTC
| M 5.0 | 33 km (20.5 mi) depth
| 40 km (25 mi) distance
| USGS | Details04 Mar 2001 20:34 UTC
| M 5.4 | 33 km (20.5 mi) depth
| 27 km (17 mi) distance
| USGS | Details03 Mar 2001 05:56 UTC
| M 5.2 | 33 km (20.5 mi) depth
| 55 km (34 mi) distance
| USGS | Details26 Feb 2001 15:16 UTC
| M 5.1 | 60.2 km (37.4 mi) depth
| 13 km (8 mi) distance
| USGS | Details26 Feb 2001 09:31 UTC
| M 5.1 | 33 km (20.5 mi) depth
| 64 km (40 mi) distance
| USGS | Details26 Feb 2001 09:18 UTC
| M 5.4 | 33 km (20.5 mi) depth
| 16 km (10 mi) distance
| USGS | Details26 Feb 2001 05:45 UTC
| M 5.4 | 33 km (20.5 mi) depth
| 38 km (24 mi) distance
| USGS | Details25 Feb 2001 10:49 UTC
| M 5.2 | 33 km (20.5 mi) depth
| 153 km (95 mi) distance
| USGS | Details24 Feb 2001 22:56 UTC
| M 5.3 | 33 km (20.5 mi) depth
| 36 km (23 mi) distance
| USGS | Details24 Feb 2001 16:33 UTC
| M 6.2 | 33 km (20.5 mi) depth
| 38 km (23 mi) distance
| USGS | Strong mag. 6.2 earthquake - Molucca Sea (Indonesia) on Saturday, 24 February 200124 Feb 2001 16:07 UTC
| M 5.8 | 33 km (20.5 mi) depth
| 34 km (21 mi) distance
| USGS | Details
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