Moderate mag. 5.0 earthquake - Northern Molucca Sea on Wednesday, 19 October 2016
19 Oct 04:58 UTC: First to report: GFZ after 4 minutes.
Oct 19 04:59: Magnitude recalculated from 4.6 to 4.5.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 10.0 to 59.0 km.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 59.0 to 74.0 km.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 74.0 to 72.0 km.
Oct 19 05:02: Magnitude recalculated from 4.5 to 4.6.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 72.0 to 73.0 km.
Oct 19 05:06: Magnitude recalculated from 4.6 to 4.7.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 73.0 to 72.0 km.
Oct 19 14:18: Magnitude recalculated from 4.7 to 5.0.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 72.0 to 56.0 km.
Oct 19 04:59: Magnitude recalculated from 4.6 to 4.5.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 10.0 to 59.0 km.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 59.0 to 74.0 km.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 74.0 to 72.0 km.
Oct 19 05:02: Magnitude recalculated from 4.5 to 4.6.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 72.0 to 73.0 km.
Oct 19 05:06: Magnitude recalculated from 4.6 to 4.7.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 73.0 to 72.0 km.
Oct 19 14:18: Magnitude recalculated from 4.7 to 5.0.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 72.0 to 56.0 km.
Magnitude: 5.0
Depth: 56.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 1.05°N / 126.19°E
(Indonesia)Nearest volcano: Tongkoko (124 km / 77 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
120 km (75 mi) SE of Bitung (pop: 137,400)
136 km (84 mi) NW of Ternate (pop: 101,700)
144 km (89 mi) SE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe) (pop: 8,000)
145 km (90 mi) E of Tondano (pop: 33,300)
157 km (97 mi) SE of Manado (pop: 451,900)
2295 km (1426 mi) NE of Jakarta (pop: 8,540,100)
Primary data source: GFZ
Estimated released energy: 2 x 1012 joules (554 megawatt hours, equivalent to 477 tons of TNT) [learn more]
Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies
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| Time | Mag. / Depth | Location | Source |
| Wed, 19 Oct 04:54 UTC | M 5.0 / 56 km | Northern Molucca Sea | GFZ |
| Wed, 19 Oct 04:54 UTC | M 4.8 / 70 km | MOLUCCA SEA | EMSC |
| 2016-10-19 12:54:51 +08:00 (19 Oct 04:54:51 UTC) | M 4.9 / 59.2 km | - 125km WNW of Kota Ternate, Indonesia | USGS |
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Aftershocks of the 5.0 quake: Northern Molucca Sea, 19 Oct 2016 04:54
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