Moderato terremoto magnitudine 5.6 - Molucca Sea (Indonesia), mercoledì, 16 dicembre 1998
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Moderate magnitude 5.6 earthquake at 33 km depth
Magnitudine: 5.6
Profondità: 33.0 km
Epicentro latitudine / longitudine: 1.178°N / 126.263°E

Vulcano più vicino: Hiri (122 km / 76 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
123 km ESE da Bitung (pop: 137,400) --> Vedi sismi vicini
132 km ONO da Ternate (pop: 101,700) --> Vedi sismi vicini
147 km ESE 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
152 km ONO da Sofifi (Kota Tidore Kepulauan) (pop: 36,200) --> Vedi sismi vicini
161 km ESE da Manado (pop: 451,900) --> Vedi sismi vicini
163 km E da Tomohon (pop: 27,600) --> Vedi sismi vicini
363 km ENE da Gorontalo (pop: 144,200) --> Vedi sismi vicini
453 km ENE da Luwuk (pop: 47,800) --> Vedi sismi vicini
2308 km ENE da Giacarta (pop: 8,540,100) --> Vedi sismi vicini
Fonte dati primaria: USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Stima dell'energia sismica liberata: 1.6 x 1013 joules (4.4 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 3788 tons of TNT or 0.2 atomic bombs!) More info
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Magnitudine | Profondità | Ubicazione | Fonte |
M 5.6 | 33 km | Molucca Sea (Indonesia) | USGS |
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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (2 quakes):- 18 Dec 1998 20:49 UTC| M 5.2 |33 km (20.5 mi) depth|14 km (9 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 16 Dec 1998 17:45 UTC| M 6.2 |33 km (20.5 mi) depth|12 km (7 mi) distance| USGS | Strong mag. 6.2 earthquake - Molucca Sea (Indonesia) on Wednesday, 16 December 1998 at 17:45 (GMT)
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