Strong mag. 6.7 earthquake - Molucca Sea (Indonesia) on Tuesday, 5 May 1925 at 23:21 (GMT)
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Strong magnitude 6.7 earthquake at 15 km depth
Magnitude: 6.7
Profondeur: 15.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 1.181°N / 126.104°E
(Indonésie)Volcan le plus près: Tongkoko (107 km / 66 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
106 km ESE de Bitung (pop: 137,400) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
130 km ESE de Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe) (Kabupaten Minahasa Utara) (pop: 8,000) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
133 km E de Tondano (Kabupaten Minahasa) (pop: 33,300) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
144 km ESE de Manado (pop: 451,900) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
145 km E de Tomohon (pop: 27,600) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
149 km ONO de Ternate (pop: 101,700) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
169 km ONO de Sofifi (Kota Tidore Kepulauan) (pop: 36,200) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
346 km ENE de Gorontalo (pop: 144,200) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
439 km ENE de Luwuk (pop: 47,800) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
2291 km ENE de Jakarta (pop: 8,540,100) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
Primary data source: USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Estimated released energy: 7.1 x 1014 joules (197 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 1.7 x 105 tons of TNT or 10.6 atomic bombs!) More info
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| Magnitude | Profondeur | Location | Source |
| M 6.7 | 15 km | Molucca Sea (Indonesia) | USGS |
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Aftershocks of the 6.7 quake Molucca Sea (Indonesia) 5 May 1925 23:21 GMT
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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (1 quakes):- 03 Jun 1925 04:33 UTC| M 7.0 |15 km (9.3 mi) depth|16 km (10 mi) distance| USGS | Major magnitude. 7.0 earthquake - Molucca Sea (Indonesia) on Wednesday, 3 June 1925 at 04:33 (GMT)
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