Fuerte terremoto magnitud 6.1 - Molucca Sea, 175 km S of Bitung, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, jueves, 18 ago. 1966
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Fuerte terremoto magnitud 6.1 at 55 km depth
Magnitud: 6.1
Profundidad: 55.0 km
Epicentro latitud / longitud: 0.111°S / 125.071°E
(Molucca Sea, Indonesia)Volcán mas cercano: Ambang (119 km / 74 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
159 km al S de Tondano (Kabupaten Minahasa) (pop: 33,300) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
162 km al S de Tomohon (pop: 27,600) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
175 km al S de Bitung (pop: 137,400) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
179 km al S de Manado (pop: 451,900) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
235 km al ESE de Gorontalo (pop: 144,200) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
271 km al ENE de Luwuk (pop: 47,800) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
276 km al OSO de Ternate (pop: 101,700) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
292 km al OSO de Sofifi (Kota Tidore Kepulauan) (pop: 36,200) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
515 km al NNE de Kendari (pop: 195,000) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
2134 km al ENE 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 | 55 km | Molucca Sea (Indonesia) | USGS |
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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (1 quakes):- 18 Aug 1966 14:37 UTC| M 6.0 |32.5 km (20.2 mi) depth|13 km (8 mi) distance| USGS | Fuerte terremoto magnitud 6.0 - Molucca Sea, 82 km SE of Libuton Laga Island, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, jueves, 18 ago. 1966
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