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Strong mag. 6.0 earthquake - Northern Molucca Sea on Sunday, 15 April 2018 - information

Strong mag. 6.0 earthquake - Northern Molucca Sea on Sunday, 15 April 2018

Strong mag. 6.0 earthquake - Northern Molucca Sea on Sunday, 15 April 2018
Apr 15 19:37: Magnitude recalculated from 6.2 to 6.0.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 10.0 to 62.0 km.
Date & time: Sun, 15 Apr 19:30:45 UTC
Magnitude: 6.0
Depth: 62.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 1.47°N / 126.87°E [Map]
Nearest volcano: Todoko-Ranu (71 km)
Primary data source: GFZ
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Data for same earthquake as reported from other agencies
TimeMag. / DepthLocationMapSource
Sun, 15 Apr
Sun, 15 Apr 19:30 UTCM 5.9 / 49 km MOLUCCA SEA[Map]EMSC
Sun, 15 Apr 19:30 UTCM 5.9 / 60 kmMolucca Sea[Map]GeoAu

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"I felt it" reports:
(95.1 km SE from epicenter) [Map] / MMI VII (Very strong shaking) (via app)
(94.2 km SE from epicenter) [Map] / MMI IV (Light shaking) (via app)
Slovenj Gradec / not felt: Im not feeling anything
(95.5 km SE from epicenter) [Map] / MMI IV (Light shaking) (via app)
Earthquakes in same area up to 1 year afterwards (likely aftershocks)
TimeMag. / DepthLocationMapSource
Tue, 17 Apr
Tue, 17 Apr 02:39 UTCM 4.8 / 71 km - [info] (54 km)Halmahera, Indonesia
I FELT IT
[Map]		GFZ
Tue, 17 Apr 02:39 UTCM 5.2 / 97 km - [info] (41 km)Halmahera, Indonesia
I FELT IT
[Map]		GeoAu



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