Moderado terremoto magnitud 5.2 - Molucca Sea (Indonesia), domingo, 18 mar. 1973
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Moderate magnitude 5.2 earthquake at 32 km depth
Magnitud: 5.2
Profundidad: 32.0 km
Epicentro latitud / longitud: 2.148°N / 126.785°E

Volcán mas cercano: Tobaru (114 km / 71 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
144 km al ONO de Tobelo (Kabupaten Halmahera Utara) (pop: 10,000) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
165 km al NNO de Ternate (pop: 101,700) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
179 km al NNO de Sofifi (Kota Tidore Kepulauan) (pop: 36,200) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
193 km al ENE de Bitung (pop: 137,400) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
214 km al ENE de Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe) (Kabupaten Minahasa Utara) (pop: 8,000) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
228 km al ENE de Manado (pop: 451,900) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
228 km al ENE de Tondano (Kabupaten Minahasa) (pop: 33,300) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
239 km al ENE de Tomohon (pop: 27,600) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
451 km al ENE de Gorontalo (pop: 144,200) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
2402 km al ENE de Yakarta (pop: 8,540,100) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
Fuente primaria de datos: USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Energía liberada estimada: 4 x 1012 joules (1.11 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 951 tons of TNT) More info
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Magnitud | Profundidad | Ubicación | Fuente |
M 5.2 | 32 km | Molucca Sea (Indonesia) | USGS |
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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (1 quakes):- 04 May 1973 11:27 UTC| M 5.9 |33 km (20.5 mi) depth|17 km (10 mi) distance| USGS | Details
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