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Light mag. 4.8 earthquake - Northern Molucca Sea on Monday, 8 January 2018

Light mag. 4.8 earthquake - Northern Molucca Sea on Monday, 8 January 2018
Date & time: Mon, 8 Jan 14:09:50 UTC
Magnitude: 4.8
Depth: 51.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 2.85°N / 126.88°E
Nearest volcano: Tarakan (155 km)
Primary data source: GFZ
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Data for same earthquake as reported from other agencies
TimeMag. / DepthLocationMapSource

"I felt it" reports:
Earthquakes in same area up to 1 year afterwards (likely aftershocks)
TimeMag. / DepthLocationMapSource
Tue, 9 Jan
Tue, 9 Jan 14:12 UTCM 3.1 / 1 km - [info]Awu (184 km)259 km S 46[Map]PHILVOLCS
Wed, 10 Jan
Wed, 10 Jan 11:40 UTCM 4.7 / 70 km - [info] (120 km)Northern Molucca Sea[Map]GFZ
Sun, 11 Feb
Sun, 11 Feb 07:05 UTCM 4.7 / 73 km - [info] (70 km)Halmahera, Indonesia[Map]GFZ
Tue, 13 Feb
Tue, 13 Feb 11:00 UTCM 3.8 / 35 km - [info] (109 km)227 km S 26[Map]PHILVOLCS
Tue, 13 Feb 11:00 UTCM 4.0 / 81 km - [info] (112 km)264 km S 25[Map]PHILVOLCS
Sat, 17 Feb
Sat, 17 Feb 05:31 UTCM 4.7 / 60 km - [info] (143 km)KEPULAUAN TALAUD, INDONESIA[Map]EMSC
Mon, 26 Feb
Mon, 26 Feb 17:23 UTCM 3.0 / 2 km - [info] (51 km)212 km S 15[Map]PHILVOLCS
Mon, 26 Feb 17:23 UTCM 3.1 / 78 km - [info] (60 km)245 km S 14[Map]PHILVOLCS
Wed, 28 Feb
Wed, 28 Feb 06:48 UTCM 4.0 / 2 km - [info] (165 km)309 km S 33[Map]PHILVOLCS
Wed, 28 Feb 06:48 UTCM 4.5 / 63 km - [info] (104 km)Northern Molucca Sea[Map]GFZ
Wed, 7 Mar
Wed, 7 Mar 15:34 UTCM 4.0 / 108 km - [info] (120 km)360 km S 37[Map]PHILVOLCS
Wed, 7 Mar 15:34 UTCM 4.7 / 79 km - [info] (143 km)Talaud Islands, Indonesia[Map]GFZ
Sun, 11 Mar
Sun, 11 Mar 23:52 UTCM 4.5 / 226 km - [info] (138 km)HALMAHERA, INDONESIA[Map]EMSC
Sat, 17 Mar
Sat, 17 Mar 05:23 UTCM 4.6 / 10 km - [info] (124 km)- 129km N of Tobelo, Indonesia[Map]USGS
Sat, 17 Mar 20:54 UTCM 4.5 / 35 km - [info]Awu (147 km)- 235km SE of Sarangani, Philippines[Map]USGS
Wed, 21 Mar
Wed, 21 Mar 15:33 UTCM 4.6 / 39.3 km - [info] (34 km)- 49km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia[Map]USGS
Thu, 22 Mar
Thu, 22 Mar 14:24 UTCM 3.9 / 96 km - [info] (48 km)230 km S 10[Map]PHILVOLCS
Mon, 26 Mar
Mon, 26 Mar 12:31 UTCM 3.4 / 54 km - [info] (30 km)254km S 06[Map]PHILVOLCS
Mon, 26 Mar 12:31 UTCM 3.4 / 10 km - [info]Awu (63 km)203 km S 19[Map]PHILVOLCS
Wed, 28 Mar
Wed, 28 Mar 17:13 UTCM 4.7 / 47 km - [info] (120 km)Northern Molucca Sea[Map]GFZ
Thu, 29 Mar
Thu, 29 Mar 11:04 UTCM 3.7 / 1 km - [info]Awu (91 km)200 km s 27[Map]PHILVOLCS
Thu, 29 Mar 11:38 UTCM 3.1 / 6 km - [info] (48 km)242 km S 11[Map]PHILVOLCS
Thu, 29 Mar 19:59 UTCM 3.5 / 1 km - [info] (31 km)187 km S 10[Map]PHILVOLCS
Thu, 29 Mar 20:47 UTCM 3.3 / 44 km - [info] (62 km)209 km S 18[Map]PHILVOLCS
Tue, 3 Apr
Tue, 3 Apr 09:14 UTCM 5.4 / 88 km - [info] (143 km)Talaud Islands, Indonesia
[Map]		GFZ
Fri, 6 Apr
Fri, 6 Apr 23:18 UTCM 4.6 / 10 km - [info] (190 km)Talaud Islands, Indonesia
[Map]		GFZ
Fri, 6 Apr 23:18 UTCM 4.9 / 60 km - [info] (176 km)KEPULAUAN TALAUD, INDONESIA
[Map]		EMSC
Sat, 7 Apr
Sat, 7 Apr 08:05 UTCM 4.6 / 238.1 km - [info] (132 km)- 127km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia
[Map]		USGS
Thu, 12 Apr
Thu, 12 Apr 17:46 UTCM 4.4 / 70.7 km - [info] (142 km)- 150km N of Tobelo, Indonesia[Map]USGS
Fri, 13 Apr
Fri, 13 Apr 16:22 UTCM 4.6 / 67.5 km - [info] (152 km)- 160km N of Tobelo, Indonesia
[Map]		USGS
Tue, 17 Apr
Tue, 17 Apr 09:21 UTCM 4.5 / 63 km - [info] (149 km)- 156km N of Tobelo, Indonesia
[Map]		USGS
Mon, 23 Apr
Mon, 23 Apr 21:40 UTCM 4.6 / 54.6 km - [info] (46 km)- 60km NE of Bitung, Indonesia[Map]USGS
Thu, 26 Apr
Thu, 26 Apr 05:02 UTCM 4.5 / 87 km - [info] (121 km)MOLUCCA SEA[Map]EMSC
Mon, 30 Apr
Mon, 30 Apr 16:39 UTCM 4.5 / 235.1 km - [info] (130 km)- 126km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia[Map]USGS
Tue, 1 May
Tue, 1 May 19:33 UTCM 5.1 / 53 km - [info] (106 km)Northern Molucca Sea[Map]GeoAu
Tue, 1 May 19:33 UTCM 4.4 / 58 km - [info] (116 km)Northern Molucca Sea[Map]GFZ
Thu, 3 May
Thu, 3 May 09:53 UTCM 5.1 / 200 km - [info] (150 km)Halmahera, Indonesia[Map]GeoAu
Thu, 3 May 09:53 UTCM 4.5 / 217 km - [info] (125 km)Halmahera, Indonesia[Map]GFZ
Tue, 8 May
Tue, 8 May 07:36 UTCM 2.8 / 2 km - [info] (58 km)006 km N 89[Map]PHILVOLCS
Thu, 10 May
Thu, 10 May 22:52 UTCM 4.9 / 10 km - [info] (159 km)Talaud Islands, Indonesia
[Map]		GFZ
Fri, 11 May
Fri, 11 May 14:29 UTCM 4.4 / 138 km - [info] (206 km)384 km S 58[Map]PHILVOLCS
Sat, 12 May
Sat, 12 May 22:07 UTCM 3.3 / 110 km - [info] (116 km)271 km S 26[Map]PHILVOLCS
Sat, 12 May 22:07 UTCM 3.3 / 110 km - [info] (116 km)271 km S 26[Map]PHILVOLCS
Sat, 12 May 22:07 UTCM 4.5 / 34.8 km - [info] (169 km)- 227km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia[Map]USGS
Mon, 14 May
Mon, 14 May 23:26 UTCM 3.3 / 1 km - [info] (72 km)233 km S 17[Map]PHILVOLCS
Mon, 14 May 23:26 UTCM 3.3 / 1 km - [info] (72 km)233 km S 17[Map]PHILVOLCS
Tue, 15 May
Tue, 15 May 11:33 UTCM 3.6 / 13 km - [info] (86 km)245 km S 20[Map]PHILVOLCS
Tue, 15 May 11:33 UTCM 3.5 / 10 km - [info] (129 km)281 km S 28[Map]PHILVOLCS
Tue, 15 May 11:33 UTCM 3.6 / 13 km - [info] (86 km)245 km S 20[Map]PHILVOLCS
Tue, 15 May 11:33 UTCM 4.4 / 62 km - [info] (75 km)Northern Molucca Sea[Map]GFZ

 

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