Strong mag. 6.1 earthquake - Maluku Sea, 106 km southeast of Libuton Laga Island, Sulawesi Baroh, Indonesia, on Friday, 27 November 1987 at 00:02 (GMT)
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Tremblement de terre fort magnitude 6.1 at 33 km depth
Date & time: 27 Nov 1987 00:02:08 UTC
Magnitude: 6.1
Profondeur: 33.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 0.234°S / 125.064°E

Volcan le plus près: Ambang (130 km / 81 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
172 km S de Tondano (Kabupaten Minahasa) (pop: 33,300) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
175 km S de Tomohon (pop: 27,600) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
189 km S de Bitung (pop: 137,400) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
192 km S de Manado (pop: 451,900) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
239 km ESE de Gorontalo (pop: 144,200) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
265 km ENE de Luwuk (pop: 47,800) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
282 km OSO de Ternate (pop: 101,700) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
298 km OSO de Sofifi (Kota Tidore Kepulauan) (pop: 36,200) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
504 km NE de Kendari (pop: 195,000) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
518 km NO de Ambon City (pop: 355,600) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
Primary data source: USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Estimated released energy: 8.9 x 1013 joules (24.8 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 21301 tons of TNT or 1.3 atomic bombs!) More info
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Magnitude | Profondeur | Location | Source |
M 6.1 | 33 km | Molucca Sea (Indonesia) | USGS |
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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (8 quakes):- 31 Mar 1988 14:49 UTC| M 4.9 |81.8 km (50.8 mi) depth|33 km (21 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 01 Feb 1988 19:15 UTC| M 4.3 |87.6 km (54.4 mi) depth|16 km (10 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 23 Dec 1987 10:10 UTC| M 5.6 |60.9 km (37.8 mi) depth|22 km (13 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 30 Nov 1987 04:41 UTC| M 5.6 |58.3 km (36.2 mi) depth|17 km (11 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 29 Nov 1987 14:48 UTC| M 4.9 |67.5 km (41.9 mi) depth|28 km (17 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 28 Nov 1987 07:18 UTC| M 4.0 |33 km (20.5 mi) depth|37 km (23 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 28 Nov 1987 04:03 UTC| M 6.3 |33.7 km (20.9 mi) depth|25 km (16 mi) distance| USGS | Very strong mag. 6.3 earthquake - Maluku Sea, 104 km southeast of Libuton Kelapa Island, Sulawesi Baroh, Indonesia, on Saturday, 28 November 1987 at 04:03 (GMT)
- 27 Nov 1987 01:43 UTC| M 4.6 |64.1 km (39.8 mi) depth|32 km (20 mi) distance| USGS | Details
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