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 Light mag. 4.8 earthquake - MOLUCCA SEA on Wednesday, 6 December 2017 Date & time: Wed, 6 Dec 23:40:03 UTC Magnitude: 4.8 Depth: 54.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 0.8°S / 125.17°E [Map]Nearest volcano: Ambang (191 km) Primary data source: EMSCIf you felt this quake (or if you were near the epicenter), please share your experience with us and submit a short "I felt it" report. You can use your GPS or device location as well to show where you were during the earthquake. - thank you. Data for same earthquake as reported from other agencies
Time | Mag. / Depth | Location | Map | Source | Wed, 6 Dec | Wed, 6 Dec 23:40 UTC | M 4.8 / 54 km | - 112km N of Dofa, Indonesia | [Map] | USGS |
"I felt it" reports:
Time | Mag. / Depth | Location | Map | Source | Mon, 18 Dec | Mon, 18 Dec 15:09 UTC | M 4.9 / 141 km - [info] | (135 km) | Minahassa Peninsula, Sulawesi | [Map] | GFZ | Mon, 1 Jan | Mon, 1 Jan 00:52 UTC | M 4.6 / 126 km - [info] | (137 km) | Minahassa Peninsula, Sulawesi | [Map] | GFZ |
Tue, 2 Jan | Tue, 2 Jan 17:47 UTC | M 4.4 / 134.2 km - [info] | (132 km) | - 44km SE of Bilungala, Indonesia | [Map] | USGS | Fri, 26 Jan | Fri, 26 Jan 10:43 UTC | M 5.3 / 8 km - [info] | (100 km) | Southern Molucca Sea | [Map] | GeoAu |
Fri, 26 Jan 10:43 UTC | M 5.2 / 34 km - [info] | (91 km) | Southern Molucca Sea | [Map] | GFZ | Fri, 2 Feb | Fri, 2 Feb 00:20 UTC | M 5.5 / 67 km - [info] | (137 km) | Southern Molucca Sea | [Map] | GFZ | Sun, 4 Mar | Sun, 4 Mar 03:10 UTC | M 5.3 / 46 km - [info] | (189 km) | Minahassa Peninsula, Sulawesi | [Map] | GFZ | Tue, 13 Mar | Tue, 13 Mar 23:13 UTC | M 4.5 / 50.5 km - [info] | (80 km) | - 110km SW of Kota Ternate, Indonesia | [Map] | USGS | Mon, 2 Apr | Mon, 2 Apr 19:45 UTC | M 4.4 / 40.8 km - [info] | (192 km) | - 70km NE of Luwuk, Indonesia | [Map] | USGS |
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