Mag. 4.9 earthquake - SERAM, INDONESIA, on Monday, 17 December 2018 at 18:48 (GMT)
Light magnitude 4.9 earthquake at 10 km depth
17 Dec 18:56 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 8 minutes.
Magnitude: 4.9
Depth: 10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 3.41°S / 129.27°E
(Indonesia)Nearest volcano: Banda Api (141 km / 88 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
40 km (25 mi) E of Amahai (pop: 47,700)
125 km (78 mi) ENE of Ambon City (pop: 355,600)
358 km (222 mi) SW of Sorong (pop: 125,500)
458 km (285 mi) WNW of Tual (pop: 39,500)
499 km (310 mi) SSE of Sofifi (Kota Tidore Kepulauan) (pop: 36,200)
512 km (318 mi) SSE of Ternate (pop: 101,700)
733 km (456 mi) SE of Manado (pop: 451,900)
2505 km (1556 mi) E of Jakarta (pop: 8,540,100)
Primary data source: EMSC
Estimated released energy: 1.4 x 1012 joules (392 megawatt hours, equivalent to 338 tons of TNT) More info
Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 4.9 | 10 km | SERAM, INDONESIA | EMSC |
| M 5.2 | km | Seram, Indonesia | GeoAu |
| M 4.7 | 10 km | Seram, Indonesia | GFZ |
| M 4.8 | 42 km | - 58km ESE of Amahai, Indonesia | USGS |
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