{"id":359771,"date":"2026-04-02T17:53:52","date_gmt":"2026-04-02T12:23:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=359771"},"modified":"2026-04-02T17:53:52","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T12:23:52","slug":"molucca-sea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/molucca-sea\/","title":{"rendered":"Molucca Sea"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>News:<\/strong> A magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck Indonesia\u2019s Northern Molucca Sea, causing damage, one death, tsunami waves, and multiple aftershocks.<\/p>\n<h2>About Molucca Sea<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_359772\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-359772\" style=\"width: 467px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-359772\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Source-NBC-News.jpg?resize=467%2C294&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Molucca Sea\" width=\"467\" height=\"294\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Source-NBC-News.jpg?resize=300%2C189&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Source-NBC-News.jpg?resize=1024%2C646&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Source-NBC-News.jpg?resize=768%2C484&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Source-NBC-News.jpg?w=1394&amp;ssl=1 1394w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 467px) 100vw, 467px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-359772\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source &#8211; NBC News<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Location:<\/strong> The Molucca Sea is a water body located in the <strong>western Pacific Ocean<\/strong>, within the <strong>Indonesian archipelago<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Boundaries:<\/strong> It is bounded by <strong>Sulawesi (Celebes) to the west, Halmahera to the east, the Sula Islands to the south<\/strong>, and connects northward to the <strong>Philippine Sea<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Tectonic activity: <\/strong>The sea lies over the <strong>Molucca Sea Plate<\/strong>, which is subducted in <strong>two opposite directions<\/strong>, called <strong>Divergent Double Subduction<\/strong>.\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Divergent Double Subduction:<\/strong> This is a <strong>rare geological phenomenon<\/strong> where the <strong>Molucca Sea Plate<\/strong> is being subducted in two opposite directions &#8211; <strong>westwards under the Eurasian (Sangihe) Plate<\/strong> and <strong>eastwards under the Philippine Sea (Halmahera) Plate<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Seismic zone:<\/strong> It is part of a <strong>highly active seismic region<\/strong> with <strong>frequent earthquakes and crustal movements<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Basin Structure:<\/strong> The sea floor is divided into <strong>three basins<\/strong>, with the deepest being the <strong>Batjan basin at 15,780 feet<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Indonesian Throughflow (ITF):<\/strong> It serves as a <strong>vital passage<\/strong> for the <strong>Indonesian Throughflow<\/strong>, a <strong>current system<\/strong> that <strong>transports warm water from the Pacific Ocean to the Indian Ocean<\/strong>, playing a crucial role in <strong>global climate regulation.\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: A magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck Indonesia\u2019s Northern Molucca Sea, causing damage, one death, tsunami waves, and multiple aftershocks. About Molucca Sea Location: The Molucca Sea is a water body located in the western Pacific Ocean, within the Indonesian archipelago. 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