Terremoto moderado mag. 5.1 - Philippines Sea, 63 km N of Gura Tabailenge Island, North Maluku, Indonesia, Wednesday, 29 Jul. 1987
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Terremoto moderado magnitud 5.1 at 213 km depth
Fecha & hora: 29 Jul 1987 21:15:00 UTC
Magnitud: 5.1
Profundidad: 213.1 km
Epicentro latitud / longitud: 2.945°N / 128.612°E

Volcán mas cercano: Tarakan (151 km / 94 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
151 km al NNE de Tobelo (Kabupaten Halmahera Utara) (pop: 10,000) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
272 km al NNE de Sofifi (Kota Tidore Kepulauan) (pop: 36,200) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
276 km al NNE de Ternate (pop: 101,700) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
415 km al ENE de Bitung (pop: 137,400) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
449 km al ENE de Manado (pop: 451,900) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
450 km al ENE de Tondano (Kabupaten Minahasa) (pop: 33,300) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
460 km al ENE de Tomohon (pop: 27,600) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
517 km al NO de Sorong (pop: 125,500) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
519 km al SSE de Mati (Filipinas) (pop: 105,900) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
519 km al SE de General Santos City (Filipinas) (pop: 679,600) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
Fuente primaria de datos: USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Energía liberada estimada: 2.8 x 1012 joules (783 megawatt hours, equivalent to 674 tons of TNT) More info
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Magnitud | Profundidad | Ubicación | Fuente |
5.1 | 213 km | Halmahera, Indonesia | USGS |
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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (2 quakes):- 14 Aug 1987 21:36 UTC| M 4.5 |33 km (20.5 mi) depth|20 km (12 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 04 Aug 1987 19:13 UTC| M 4.5 |228.5 km (142 mi) depth|16 km (10 mi) distance| USGS | Details
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