M 5.9 earthquake: Molucca Sea (Ternate, Indonesia) — May 23, 1978

M 5.9 earthquake: Molucca Sea (Ternate, Indonesia) — May 23, 1978. Epicenter 172 km S of Ternate, depth 41 km, 15:01 Local (1978-05-23 06:01 UTC). Shaking felt by ~3.9M people. Readings from every reporting agency, affected towns, aftershock sequence.

Molucca Sea (172 km S of Ternate, Indonesia) — -0.758, 127.371

Molucca Sea (Indonesia)

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