Moderate mag. 5.1 earthquake - Maluku Sea, 175 km southeast of Gorontalo, Indonesia, on Wednesday, 19 December 2018 at 11:25 (GMT)
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Moderate magnitude 5.1 earthquake at 59 km depth
19 Dec 11:36 UTC: First to report: GeoAu after 11 minutes.
Dec 19 23:36: Magnitude recalculated from 5.0 to 5.1.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 60.0 to 59.4 km.
Dec 19 23:36: Magnitude recalculated from 5.0 to 5.1.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 60.0 to 59.4 km.
Date & time: 19 Dec 2018 11:25:09 UTC
Magnitude: 5.1
Depth: 59.4 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 0.226°S / 124.435°E
(Maluku Sea, Indonesia)Nearest volcano: Ambang (108 km / 67 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
175 km (109 mi) ESE of Gorontalo (pop: 144,200) --> See nearby quakes!
176 km (110 mi) SSW of Tomohon (pop: 27,600) --> See nearby quakes!
178 km (111 mi) SSW of Tondano (Kabupaten Minahasa) (pop: 33,300) --> See nearby quakes!
195 km (121 mi) SSW of Manado (pop: 451,900) --> See nearby quakes!
200 km (124 mi) ENE of Luwuk (pop: 47,800) --> See nearby quakes!
205 km (127 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!
469 km (291 mi) NNE of Kendari (pop: 195,000) --> See nearby quakes!
568 km (353 mi) NW of Ambon City (pop: 355,600) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: GeoAu (Geoscience Australia )
Estimated released energy: 2.8 x 1012 joules (783 megawatt hours, equivalent to 674 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 5.1 | 59 km | Southern Molucca Sea | GeoAu |
| M 4.8 | 70 km | Southern Molucca Sea | GFZ |
| M 5.0 | 58 km | MOLUCCA SEA | EMSC |
| M 5.0 | 58 km | - 74km SE of Molibagu, Indonesia | USGS |
| M 5.3 | 10 km | Bolaangmongondow Selatan (3 MMI) | BMKG |
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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (1 quakes):- 25 Dec 2018 06:17 UTC| M 3.9 |10 km (6.2 mi) depth|5 km (3 mi) distance| EMSC | Details
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