Pacific Ocean - Molucca SeaThe Molucca Sea is located in the western Pacific Ocean, within the country of Indonesia. It is bounded by the Banda Sea to the south and the Celebes Sea to the north. The islands bordering the Sea are the Indonesian islands of Halmahera, Ceram, Buru, and Celebes (Sulawesi).
The sea is an active earthquake area. An earthquake ranked at 6.3 on the Richter Scale occurred on 21st December 2005, covering 190km south of Manado. A 5.4 earthquake occurred in the same region on 16th May 2006, and a 6.1 earthquake shook the sea on 19th May 2006. Recent activity was a 5.5 earthquake on June 14th 2006. A recent earthquake ranked at 7.3 occurred on 21st January 2007 with several smaller earthquakes ranking approximately 5.0 within 24 hours the first earthquake. Another recent Earthquake occurred on March 17th 2007, reaching 6.5 on the richter scale. |
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