Moderate mag. 5.1 earthquake - Maluku Sea, 73 km west of Pulau Laba Island, Maluku Utara, Indonesia, on Sunday, 29 March 1987 at 23:24 (GMT)
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Séisme modéré magnitude 5.1 at 69 km depth
Date & time: 29 Mar 1987 23:24:04 UTC
Magnitude: 5.1
Profondeur: 69.3 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 2.282°N / 127.062°E

Volcan le plus près: Tarakan (99 km / 62 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
122 km ONO de Tobelo (Kabupaten Halmahera Utara) (pop: 10,000) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
170 km NNO de Ternate (pop: 101,700) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
180 km NNO de Sofifi (Kota Tidore Kepulauan) (pop: 36,200) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
227 km ENE de Bitung (pop: 137,400) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
248 km ENE de Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe) (Kabupaten Minahasa Utara) (pop: 8,000) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
262 km ENE de Manado (pop: 451,900) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
262 km ENE de Tondano (Kabupaten Minahasa) (pop: 33,300) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
273 km ENE de Tomohon (pop: 27,600) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
475 km SSE de General Santos (Philippines) (pop: 679,600) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
485 km ENE de Gorontalo (pop: 144,200) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
Primary data source: USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Estimated released energy: 2.8 x 1012 joules (783 megawatt hours, equivalent to 674 tons of TNT) More info
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Magnitude | Profondeur | Location | Source |
M 5.1 | 69 km | Molucca Sea (Indonesia) | USGS |
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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (1 quakes):- 15 Apr 1987 05:51 UTC| M 4.8 |33 km (20.5 mi) depth|13 km (8 mi) distance| USGS | Details
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