Mag. 4.6 earthquake - Banda Sea, 67 km east of Pulau Terbang Utara Island, Maluku, Indonesia, on Monday, 3 December 2018 at 17:17 (GMT)
This quake was likely an aftershock of the 6.3 quake Banda Sea, 27 km southeast of Pulau Terbang Utara Island, Maluku, Indonesia, 1 December 2018 13:27 GMT, which had occurred 2 days earlier.
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Light magnitude 4.6 earthquake at 146 km depth
3 Dec 17:40 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 23 minutes.
Magnitude: 4.6
Depth: 146.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 7.35°S / 129.17°E
(Banda Sea, Indonesia)Nearest volcano: Teon (48 km / 30 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
272 km (169 mi) ENE of Lospalos (Timor-Leste) (pop: 17,200) --> See nearby quakes!
324 km (201 mi) ENE of Baucau (Timor-Leste) (pop: 16,000) --> See nearby quakes!
339 km (211 mi) ENE of Venilale (Timor-Leste) (pop: 16,000) --> See nearby quakes!
351 km (218 mi) ENE of Viqueque (Timor-Leste) (pop: 6,080) --> See nearby quakes!
371 km (231 mi) ENE of Manatutu (Timor-Leste) (pop: 1,920) --> See nearby quakes!
418 km (260 mi) ENE of Delhi (Timor-Leste) (pop: 150,000) --> See nearby quakes!
425 km (264 mi) ENE of Aileu (Timor-Leste) (pop: 17,400) --> See nearby quakes!
440 km (273 mi) WSW of Tual (pop: 39,500) --> See nearby quakes!
2469 km (1534 mi) E of Jakarta (pop: 8,540,100) --> See nearby quakes!
67 km (42 mi) E of Pulau Terbang Utara Island --> See nearby quakes!
249 km (155 mi) W of Pulau Yamdena Island --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: EMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)
Estimated released energy: 5 x 1011 joules (139 megawatt hours, equivalent to 120 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 4.6 | 146 km | KEPULAUAN BABAR, INDONESIA | EMSC |
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