Strong mag. 6.3 earthquake - 29 km north of Pulau Gureda Island, North Maluku, Indonesia, on Tuesday, August 3, 2010 at 12:08 GMT
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Strong magnitude 6.3 earthquake at 41 km depth
1 Jan 00:00 UTC: First to report: USGS after 30 seconds.
Magnitude: 6.3
Depth: 41.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 1.239°N / 126.213°E

Antipode: 1.239°S / 53.787°W
Nearest volcano: Tangkoko (117 km / 73 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
116 km (72 mi) ESE of Bitung (pop: 137,400) --> See nearby quakes!
139 km (87 mi) WNW of Ternate (pop: 101,700) --> See nearby quakes!
140 km (87 mi) E of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe) (Kabupaten Minahasa Utara) (pop: 8,000) --> See nearby quakes!
145 km (90 mi) E of Tondano (Kabupaten Minahasa) (pop: 33,300) --> See nearby quakes!
154 km (96 mi) E of Manado (pop: 451,900) --> See nearby quakes!
157 km (98 mi) E of Tomohon (pop: 27,600) --> See nearby quakes!
160 km (99 mi) WNW of Sofifi (Kota Tidore Kepulauan) (pop: 36,200) --> See nearby quakes!
207 km (129 mi) WSW of Tobelo (Kabupaten Halmahera Utara) (pop: 10,000) --> See nearby quakes!
359 km (223 mi) ENE of Gorontalo (pop: 144,200) --> See nearby quakes!
452 km (281 mi) ENE of Luwuk (pop: 47,800) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Estimated released energy: 1.8 x 1014 joules (49.4 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 42502 tons of TNT or 2.7 atomic bombs!) | about seismic energy
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Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
6.3 | 41 km | Molucca Sea (Indonesia) | USGS |
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Aftershocks
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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (19 quakes)
Date and time![]() | Mag Depth | Location | Details |
Jan 6, 2011 03:01 11 years ago | 4.9 51 km | 47 km NE of Pulau Gureda Island, North Maluku, Indonesia | More |
Jan 3, 2011 20:13 11 years ago | 4.2 35 km | 52 km SE of Pulau Gureda Island, North Maluku, Indonesia | More |
Jan 3, 2011 01:34 11 years ago | 4.4 48 km | 41 km E of Pulau Gureda Island, North Maluku, Indonesia | More |
Dec 17, 2010 11:27 11 years ago | 4.1 10 km | Pulau Gureda, 107 km SE of Bitung, North Sulawesi, Indonesia | More |
Dec 7, 2010 20:41 11 years ago | 4.5 35 km | 24 km E of Pulau Gureda Island, North Maluku, Indonesia | More |
Dec 2, 2010 17:32 11 years ago | 4.0 60 km | 28 km NE of Pulau Gureda Island, North Maluku, Indonesia | More |
Nov 17, 2010 14:20 12 years ago | 4.4 58 km | 56 km NE of Pulau Gureda Island, North Maluku, Indonesia | More |
Nov 11, 2010 03:34 12 years ago | 5.2 55 km | 58 km NE of Pulau Gureda Island, North Maluku, Indonesia | More |
Oct 27, 2010 16:35 12 years ago | 4.0 84 km | 43 km NE of Pulau Gureda Island, North Maluku, Indonesia | More |
Oct 23, 2010 02:05 12 years ago | 4.4 55 km | 185 km E of Manado, North Sulawesi, Indonesia | More |
Oct 21, 2010 12:09 12 years ago | 4.9 68 km | 27 km NE of Pulau Gureda Island, North Maluku, Indonesia | More |
Oct 8, 2010 21:45 12 years ago | 4.5 64 km | 129 km NW of Ternate, North Maluku, Indonesia | More |
Oct 8, 2010 04:52 12 years ago | 4.4 66 km | 53 km S of Pulau Gureda Island, North Maluku, Indonesia | More |
Oct 3, 2010 15:49 12 years ago | 4.6 78 km | 104 km NW of Ternate, North Maluku, Indonesia | More |
Aug 22, 2010 08:05 12 years ago | 4.4 69 km | 111 km NW of Ternate, North Maluku, Indonesia | More |
Aug 17, 2010 14:27 12 years ago | 4.3 10 km | 36 km W of Pulau Gureda Island, North Maluku, Indonesia | More |
Aug 13, 2010 13:01 12 years ago | 4.2 35 km | 50 km N of Pulau Gureda Island, North Maluku, Indonesia | More |
Aug 11, 2010 06:26 12 years ago | 4.3 35 km | 33 km NE of Pulau Gureda Island, North Maluku, Indonesia | More |
Aug 9, 2010 16:57 12 years ago | 4.1 10 km | 23 km N of Pulau Gureda Island, North Maluku, Indonesia | More |
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