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Moderate mag. 5.1 earthquake - Banda Sea on Monday, 17 July 2017

Moderate mag. 5.1 earthquake - Banda Sea on Monday, 17 July 2017
Jul 17 08:55: Magnitude recalculated from 4.8 to 4.7.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 189.0 to 163.0 km.
Jul 17 08:58: Magnitude recalculated from 4.7 to 5.1.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 163.0 to 179.0 km.
Date & time: Mon, 17 Jul 08:49:35 UTC
Magnitude: 5.1
Depth: 179.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 7.73°S / 127.6°E [Map]
Nearest volcano: Wurlali (136 km)
Primary data source: GFZ
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Data for same earthquake as reported from other agencies
TimeMag. / DepthLocationMapSource
Mon, 17 Jul
Mon, 17 Jul 08:49 UTCM 4.9 / 182 kmKEPULAUAN BARAT DAYA, INDONESIA[Map]EMSC
Mon, 17 Jul 08:49 UTCM 5.3 / 173 kmBanda Sea. (Reported felt)[Map]GeoAu
Mon, 17 Jul 08:49 UTCM 4.9 / 145 km- 248km ENE of Dili, East Timor[Map]USGS

"I felt it" reports:
Earthquakes in same area up to 1 year afterwards (likely aftershocks)
TimeMag. / DepthLocationMapSource
Fri, 28 Jul
Fri, 28 Jul 20:23 UTCM 4.6 / 145.8 km - [info] (35 km)- 300km W of Saumlaki, Indonesia[Map]USGS
Wed, 16 Aug
Wed, 16 Aug 02:42 UTCM 4.7 / 165 km - [info] (46 km)Banda Sea
[Map]		GFZ
Thu, 24 Aug
Thu, 24 Aug 08:19 UTCM 4.2 / 116 km - [info] (84 km)- Kepulauan Barat Daya, Indonesia[Map]USGS
Tue, 12 Sep
Tue, 12 Sep 15:58 UTCM 4.5 / 113 km - [info] (70 km)- 231km WNW of Saumlaki, Indonesia
[Map]		USGS
Tue, 19 Sep
Tue, 19 Sep 17:12 UTCM 4.6 / 158.1 km - [info] (72 km)- Kepulauan Barat Daya, Indonesia
I FELT IT
[Map]		USGS

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