Fuerte terremoto magnitud 6.1 - Ceram Sea, 76 km ENE of Pulau Tengah Island, Maluku, Indonesia, miércoles, 30 may. 1951
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Strong magnitude 6.1 earthquake at 35 km depth
Magnitud: 6.1
Profundidad: 35.0 km
Epicentro latitud / longitud: 2.88°S / 126.587°E
(Ceram Sea, Indonesia)Nearby towns and cities:
199 km al ONO de Ambon City (pop: 355,600) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
264 km al O de Amahai (pop: 47,700) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
417 km al SSO de Sofifi (Kota Tidore Kepulauan) (pop: 36,200) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
418 km al SSO de Ternate (pop: 101,700) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
474 km al ESE de Luwuk (pop: 47,800) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
546 km al SE de Gorontalo (pop: 144,200) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
2220 km al E de Yakarta (pop: 8,540,100) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
Fuente primaria de datos: USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Energía liberada estimada: 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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| Magnitud | Profundidad | Ubicación | Fuente |
| M 6.1 | 35 km | Ceram Sea, Indonesia | USGS |
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Aftershocks of the M 6.1 terremoto: Ceram Sea, 76 km al noreste de Pulau Tengah , Maluku, Indonesia Wed, 30 May 1951 19:57
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