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Moderate mag. 5.8 earthquake - Northern Molucca Sea on Tuesday, 18 November 2014

Moderate mag. 5.6 earthquake - Northern Molucca Sea on Tuesday, 18 November 2014

This quake was likely an aftershock of the M 7.0 quake: Northern Molucca Sea on Sat, 15 Nov 02h31, which had occurred 3 days earlier.
Moderate mag. 5.6 earthquake - Northern Molucca Sea on Tuesday, 18 November 2014
Nov 18 08:10: Magnitude recalculated from 5.8 to 5.6.
Date & time: Tuesday, 18 November 2014 04:47 UTC
Magnitude: 5.6
Depth: 59.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 1.94°N / 126.4°E (Indonesia)
Nearest volcano: Ruang (116 km)
Primary data source: GFZ
Estimated released energy: 1.6*10^13 J (4.4 GWh / 3788 tons of TNT / 0.2 atomic bombs equivalent) [learn more]
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Data for same earthquake as reported from other agencies
TimeMag. / DepthLocationSource
Tue, 18 Nov 2014
Tue, 18 Nov 04:47 UTCM 5.8 / 60 km MOLUCCA SEAEMSC
Tue, 18 Nov 04:47 UTCM 5.9 / 64.6 km152km NW of Kota Ternate, IndonesiaUSGS
Tue, 18 Nov 04:47 UTCM 6.0 / 66 kmNorthern Molucca SeaGeoAu

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