Molucca Sea Large Earthquake

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Moderately damaging /injuring massive earthquake below the Molucca Sea (Indonesia)

Last update: November 16, 2014 at 9:59 am by By

 

Update November 16 : Based on our research, 9 people have been injured by this earthquake

Update : The northern part of Sulawesi has got his part of the damage. Collapsed walls and cracks in walls have been reported in Manado

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Update : As could be expected a lot of aftershocks are raging in the area, most of them luckily far out of the coast

Update : Below the spectacular Geofon seismogram as recorded in Sulawesi

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Update : Following the theoretical data from USGS, a maximum shaking of MMI V (moderate shaking) was expected from this earthquake.

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TUSNAMI Update : HAZARDOUS TSUNAMI WAVES FROM THIS EARTHQUAKE ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN 300 KM OF THE EPICENTER ALONG THE COASTS OF
INDONESIA – ER : Max. waves of 9 cm have been measured along some Indonesian coasts)

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156km (97mi) NW of Kota Ternate, Indonesia
156km (97mi) NW of Ternate, Indonesia
160km (99mi) ENE of Bitung, Indonesia
164km (102mi) W of Tobelo, Indonesia
1064km (661mi) SW of Koror Town, Palau

Most important Earthquake Data:

Magnitude : 7

Local Time (conversion only below land) : Unknown

GMT/UTC Time : 2014-11-15 02:31:43

Depth (Hypocenter) : 53 km

from:    http://earthquake-report.com/2014/11/15/massive-earthquake-northern-molucca-sea-on-november-15-2014/