Forte terremoto magnitudine 6.0 - Molucca Sea, 44 km a nord da Pulau Gureda , North Maluku, Indonesia, sabato, 17 agosto 1968
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Strong magnitude 6.0 earthquake at 35 km depth
Magnitudine: 6
Profondità: 35.0 km
Epicentro latitudine / longitudine: 1.364°N / 126.268°E
(Molucca Sea, Indonesia)Vulcano più vicino: Tongkoko (120 km / 75 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
120 km E da Bitung (pop: 137,400) --> Vedi sismi vicini
140 km ONO da Ternate (pop: 101,700) --> Vedi sismi vicini
144 km E da Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe) (Kabupaten Minahasa Utara) (pop: 8,000) --> Vedi sismi vicini
151 km E da Tondano (Kabupaten Minahasa) (pop: 33,300) --> Vedi sismi vicini
158 km E da Manado (pop: 451,900) --> Vedi sismi vicini
160 km ONO da Sofifi (Kota Tidore Kepulauan) (pop: 36,200) --> Vedi sismi vicini
163 km E da Tomohon (pop: 27,600) --> Vedi sismi vicini
368 km ENE da Gorontalo (pop: 144,200) --> Vedi sismi vicini
465 km NE da Luwuk (pop: 47,800) --> Vedi sismi vicini
2316 km ENE da Giacarta (pop: 8,540,100) --> Vedi sismi vicini
Fonte dati primaria: USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Stima dell'energia sismica liberata: 6.3 x 1013 joules (17.5 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 15080 tons of TNT or 0.9 atomic bombs!) More info
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| Magnitudine | Profondità | Ubicazione | Fonte |
| M 6.0 | 35 km | Molucca Sea (Indonesia) | USGS |
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Aftershocks of the 6.0 quake Molucca Sea, 44 km north of Pulau Gureda Island, North Maluku, Indonesia, 17 August 1968 04:00 GMT
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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (2 quakes):- 31 Oct 1968 09:06 UTC| M 6.1 |35 km (21.7 mi) depth|20 km (12 mi) distance| USGS | Strong mag. 6.1 earthquake - Molucca Sea, 24 km north of Pulau Gureda Island, North Maluku, Indonesia, on Thursday, 31 October 1968 at 09:06 (GMT)
- 18 Aug 1968 18:56 UTC| M 5.8 |35 km (21.7 mi) depth|29 km (18 mi) distance| USGS | Details
Earlier earthquakes in the same area
Strong mag. 6.0 earthquake - Molucca Sea, 44 km north of Pulau Gureda Island, North Maluku, Indonesia, on Saturday, 17 August 1968 at 04:00 (GMT)
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