Moderate mag. 5.2 earthquake - Maluku Sea, 171 km southeast of Gorontalo, Indonesia, on Tuesday, 11 December 2018 at 11:23 (GMT)
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Moderate magnitude 5.2 earthquake at 60 km depth
11 Dec 11:42 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 19 minutes.
Date & time: 11 Dec 2018 11:23:24 UTC
Magnitude: 5.2
Depth: 60.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 0.18°S / 124.42°E

Nearest volcano: Ambang (102 km / 63 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
171 km (106 mi) ESE of Gorontalo (pop: 144,200) --> See nearby quakes!
172 km (107 mi) SSW of Tomohon (pop: 27,600) --> See nearby quakes!
174 km (108 mi) SSW of Tondano (Kabupaten Minahasa) (pop: 33,300) --> See nearby quakes!
191 km (119 mi) SSW of Manado (pop: 451,900) --> See nearby quakes!
201 km (125 mi) ENE of Luwuk (pop: 47,800) --> See nearby quakes!
201 km (125 mi) SSW of Bitung (pop: 137,400) --> See nearby quakes!
347 km (216 mi) WSW of Ternate (pop: 101,700) --> See nearby quakes!
364 km (226 mi) WSW of Sofifi (Kota Tidore Kepulauan) (pop: 36,200) --> See nearby quakes!
472 km (294 mi) NNE of Kendari (pop: 195,000) --> See nearby quakes!
573 km (356 mi) NW of Ambon City (pop: 355,600) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: EMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)
Estimated released energy: 4 x 1012 joules (1.11 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 951 tons of TNT) More info
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Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
M 5.2 | 60 km | MOLUCCA SEA | EMSC |
M 5.2 | 71 km | - 81km SE of Molibagu, Indonesia | USGS |
M 5.4 | 10 km | Bolaang Mongondow Timur (3 MMI) | BMKG |
M 5.3 | 71 km | Southern Molucca Sea | GeoAu |
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Indonesia / Severe shaking (MMI VIII) : vv scawy
192.7 km NNE of epicenter [Map] / not felt (reported through our app)
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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (3 quakes):- 03 Feb 2019 09:04 UTC| M 4.7 |35 km (21.7 mi) depth|19 km (12 mi) distance| EMSC | Details
- 25 Dec 2018 06:17 UTC| M 3.9 |10 km (6.2 mi) depth|9 km (6 mi) distance| EMSC | Details
- 19 Dec 2018 11:25 UTC| M 5.1 |59.4 km (36.9 mi) depth|5 km (3 mi) distance| GeoAu | Details
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