Fuerte terremoto magnitud 6.0 - Molucca Sea (Indonesia), lunes, 07 nov. 1988
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Strong magnitude 6.0 earthquake at 66 km depth
Magnitud: 6
Profundidad: 65.7 km
Epicentro latitud / longitud: 1.533°N / 126.357°E

Volcán mas cercano: Todoko-Ranu (128 km / 80 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
130 km al E de Bitung (pop: 137,400) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
141 km al NO de Ternate (pop: 101,700) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
154 km al E de Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe) (Kabupaten Minahasa Utara) (pop: 8,000) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
160 km al ONO de Sofifi (Kota Tidore Kepulauan) (pop: 36,200) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
163 km al E de Tondano (Kabupaten Minahasa) (pop: 33,300) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
168 km al E de Manado (pop: 451,900) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
174 km al E de Tomohon (pop: 27,600) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
185 km al O de Tobelo (Kabupaten Halmahera Utara) (pop: 10,000) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
383 km al ENE de Gorontalo (pop: 144,200) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
2332 km al ENE de Yakarta (pop: 8,540,100) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
Fuente primaria de datos: USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Energía liberada estimada: 6.3 x 1013 joules (17.5 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 15080 tons of TNT or 0.9 atomic bombs!) More info
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Magnitud | Profundidad | Ubicación | Fuente |
M 6.0 | 66 km | Molucca Sea (Indonesia) | USGS |
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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (3 quakes):- 19 Mar 1989 02:38 UTC| M 5.2 |71.2 km (44.2 mi) depth|34 km (21 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 02 Jan 1989 15:53 UTC| M 5.0 |33 km (20.5 mi) depth|22 km (14 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 26 Nov 1988 20:20 UTC| M 5.3 |58.6 km (36.4 mi) depth|20 km (12 mi) distance| USGS | Details
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