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Light mag. 4.6 earthquake - MOLUCCA SEA on Friday, 12 January 2018

Light mag. 4.6 earthquake - MOLUCCA SEA on Friday, 12 January 2018
Date & time: Fri, 12 Jan 01:49:05 UTC
Magnitude: 4.6
Depth: 13.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 1.84°N / 126.56°E [Map]
Nearest volcano: Gamkonora (119 km)
Primary data source: EMSC
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Data for same earthquake as reported from other agencies
TimeMag. / DepthLocationMapSource
Fri, 12 Jan
Fri, 12 Jan 01:49 UTCM 4.6 / 13 km- 147km NW of Kota Ternate, Indonesia[Map]USGS

"I felt it" reports:
Earthquakes in same area up to 1 year afterwards (likely aftershocks)
TimeMag. / DepthLocationMapSource
Sun, 14 Jan
Sun, 14 Jan 21:44 UTCM 4.6 / 87.6 km - [info] (94 km)- 100km ENE of Bitung, Indonesia[Map]USGS
Fri, 19 Jan
Fri, 19 Jan 01:03 UTCM 4.6 / 53.9 km - [info] (113 km)- 131km NW of Kota Ternate, Indonesia
[Map]		USGS
Wed, 7 Feb
Wed, 7 Feb 20:22 UTCM 4.5 / 120.8 km - [info] (55 km)- 82km NNW of Kota Ternate, Indonesia
[Map]		USGS
Sun, 11 Feb
Sun, 11 Feb 07:05 UTCM 4.7 / 73 km - [info] (70 km)Halmahera, Indonesia
[Map]		GFZ
Tobelo (60.1 km SW from epicenter) / MMI IV (Light shaking)
Tue, 13 Feb
Tue, 13 Feb 05:35 UTCM 4.6 / 128 km - [info] (48 km)Halmahera, Indonesia[Map]GFZ
Tue, 13 Feb 05:35 UTCM 4.9 / 138 km - [info] (68 km)Halmahera, Indonesia[Map]GeoAu
Wed, 28 Feb
Wed, 28 Feb 06:48 UTCM 4.5 / 63 km - [info] (104 km)Northern Molucca Sea[Map]GFZ
Sat, 3 Mar
Sat, 3 Mar 18:08 UTCM 4.4 / 100.5 km - [info] (40 km)- 73km W of Tobelo, Indonesia
[Map]		USGS
Mon, 5 Mar
Mon, 5 Mar 23:19 UTCM 4.6 / 66.4 km - [info] (127 km)- 150km ENE of Bitung, Indonesia
[Map]		USGS
Wed, 7 Mar
Wed, 7 Mar 15:34 UTCM 4.0 / 108 km - [info] (119 km)360 km S 37
[Map]		PHILVOLCS
Wed, 14 Mar
Wed, 14 Mar 14:26 UTCM 4.5 / 4 km - [info] (47 km)4.5 MOLUCCA SEA
[Map]		EMSC
(85.2 km W from epicenter) / MMI II (Very weak shaking) (via app)
Wed, 14 Mar 14:26 UTCM 4.8 / 36.9 km - [info] (50 km)- 52km E of Bitung, Indonesia
[Map]		USGS
Thu, 15 Mar
Thu, 15 Mar 04:28 UTCM 4.8 / 79 km - [info] (77 km)Northern Molucca Sea
[Map]		GFZ
(14266.4 km NE from epicenter) / MMI IV (Light shaking): I am a light sleeper, I was woken up by the vibration. It seemed to have lasted about a minute and a half. It seemed to vibrate for a long time.
Wed, 21 Mar
Wed, 21 Mar 15:33 UTCM 4.6 / 39.3 km - [info] (42 km)- 49km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia
[Map]		USGS
Wed, 21 Mar 15:33 UTCM 5.2 / 7.4 km - [info]Ibu (25 km) - Halmahera, Indonesia- 29km SSW of Tobelo, Indonesia
[Map]		USGS
Wed, 21 Mar 15:33 UTCM 5.0 / 10 km - [info]Tobaru (12 km)Halmahera, Indonesia
[Map]		GFZ
Wed, 21 Mar 16:22 UTCM 4.6 / 9.1 km - [info]Dukono (13 km)- 23km SW of Tobelo, Indonesia
[Map]		USGS
Wed, 28 Mar
Wed, 28 Mar 17:13 UTCM 5.0 / 50 km - [info] (125 km)Northern Molucca Sea
[Map]		GeoAu
Wed, 28 Mar 17:13 UTCM 4.7 / 47 km - [info] (120 km)Northern Molucca Sea
[Map]		GFZ
Sat, 31 Mar
Sat, 31 Mar 19:49 UTCM 5.2 / 65 km - [info] (72 km)Halmahera, Indonesia
[Map]		GFZ
Sat, 31 Mar 19:49 UTCM 5.0 / 68.5 km - [info] (60 km)- 45km E of Tobelo, Indonesia
[Map]		USGS
Sat, 31 Mar 19:49 UTCM 5.0 / 100 km - [info] (72 km)Halmahera, Indonesia
[Map]		GeoAu
Mon, 2 Apr
Mon, 2 Apr 19:23 UTCM 4.6 / 190.1 km - [info]Klabat (25 km)- 15km NNW of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia
[Map]		USGS
Mon, 2 Apr 19:23 UTCM 4.5 / 191 km - [info] (31 km)Northern Molucca Sea
[Map]		GFZ
Mon, 2 Apr 19:23 UTCM 5.1 / 200 km - [info]Klabat (8 km)Northern Molucca Sea
[Map]		GeoAu
Tue, 3 Apr
Tue, 3 Apr 09:08 UTCM 4.7 / 10 km - [info] (114 km)Northern Molucca Sea
[Map]		GFZ
Sun, 15 Apr
Sun, 15 Apr 19:30 UTCM 5.9 / 36.5 km - [info] (68 km)- 85km NW of Kota Ternate, Indonesia
I FELT IT
[Map]		USGS
(86.5 km SE from epicenter) / MMI VI (Strong shaking) (via app)
Manado / MMI IV (Light shaking)
Sun, 15 Apr 19:30 UTCM 6.0 / 62 km - [info] (71 km)Northern Molucca Sea
I FELT IT
[Map]		GFZ
(95.1 km SE from epicenter) / MMI VII (Very strong shaking) (via app)
(94.2 km SE from epicenter) / MMI IV (Light shaking) (via app)
Slovenj Gradec / not felt: Im not feeling anything
Read all reports
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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