Mag. 4.0 earthquake - Banda Sea, 65 km east of Pulau Terbang Utara Island, Maluku, Indonesia, on Saturday, 22 December 2018 at 23:06 (GMT)
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Light magnitude 4.0 earthquake at 124 km depth
22 Dec 23:25 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 19 minutes.
Magnitude: 4
Depth: 124.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 7.42°S / 129.14°E

Nearest volcano: Teon (56 km / 35 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
266 km (165 mi) ENE of Lospalos (Timor-Leste) (pop: 17,200) --> See nearby quakes!
318 km (198 mi) ENE of Baucau (Timor-Leste) (pop: 16,000) --> See nearby quakes!
333 km (207 mi) ENE of Venilale (Timor-Leste) (pop: 16,000) --> See nearby quakes!
413 km (256 mi) ENE of Delhi (Timor-Leste) (pop: 150,000) --> See nearby quakes!
420 km (261 mi) ENE of Aileu (Timor-Leste) (pop: 17,400) --> See nearby quakes!
428 km (266 mi) SSE of Ambon City (pop: 355,600) --> See nearby quakes!
446 km (277 mi) WSW of Tual (pop: 39,500) --> See nearby quakes!
454 km (282 mi) S of Amahai (pop: 47,700) --> See nearby quakes!
504 km (313 mi) ENE of Atambua (Kabupaten Belu) (pop: 35,800) --> See nearby quakes!
2466 km (1532 mi) E of Jakarta (pop: 8,540,100) --> See nearby quakes!
65 km (40 mi) ESE of Pulau Terbang Utara Island --> See nearby quakes!
155 km (97 mi) SW of Pulau Kekeh Besar Island --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: EMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)
Estimated released energy: 6.3 x 1010 joules (17.5 megawatt hours, equivalent to 15.1 tons of TNT) More info
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Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
M 4.0 | 124 km | KEPULAUAN BABAR, INDONESIA | EMSC |
M 4.0 | 124 km | - 247km WNW of Saumlaki, Indonesia | USGS |
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