Terremoto moderado mag. 5.3 - Halmahera, Indonesia, domingo, 27 sep. 1998
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Terremoto moderado magnitud 5.3 at 128 km depth
Magnitud: 5.3
Profundidad: 128.4 km
Epicentro latitud / longitud: 1.764°N / 127.159°E

Volcán mas cercano: Gamkonora (59 km / 37 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
95 km al O de Tobelo (Kabupaten Halmahera Utara) (pop: 10,000) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
111 km al NNO de Ternate (pop: 101,700) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
123 km al NNO de Sofifi (Kota Tidore Kepulauan) (pop: 36,200) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
222 km al E de Bitung (pop: 137,400) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
245 km al E de Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe) (Kabupaten Minahasa Utara) (pop: 8,000) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
255 km al ENE de Tondano (Kabupaten Minahasa) (pop: 33,300) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
259 km al E de Manado (pop: 451,900) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
267 km al E de Tomohon (pop: 27,600) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
446 km al SSE de Sarangani (Davao del Sur, Filipinas) (pop: 7,510) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
2424 km al ENE de Yakarta (pop: 8,540,100) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
Fuente primaria de datos: USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Energía liberada estimada: 5.6 x 1012 joules (1.56 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 1344 tons of TNT) More info
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Magnitud | Profundidad | Ubicación | Fuente |
M 5.3 | 128 km | Halmahera, Indonesia | USGS |
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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (2 quakes):- 17 Nov 1998 21:04 UTC| M 4.8 |100 km (62.1 mi) depth|16 km (10 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 09 Oct 1998 04:41 UTC| M 4.3 |123.9 km (77 mi) depth|10 km (6 mi) distance| USGS | Details
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