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Light mag. 4.6 earthquake - KEPULAUAN SANGIHE, INDONESIA on Wednesday, 23 January 2019

Light mag. 4.6 earthquake - KEPULAUAN SANGIHE, INDONESIA on Wednesday, 23 January 2019
Date & time: Wed, 23 Jan 09:40:05 UTC
Magnitude: 4.6
Depth: 158.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 4.69°N / 125.85°E (Indonesia)
Nearest volcano: Balut (95 km)
Primary data source: EMSC
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Data for same earthquake as reported from other agencies
TimeMag. / DepthLocationMapSource

"I felt it" reports:
(145.4 km NNW from epicenter) [Map] / MMI II (Very weak shaking): Im in shock very weak shaking.. (via app)
Earthquakes in same area up to 1 year afterwards (likely aftershocks)
TimeMag. / DepthLocationMapSource
Mon, 28 Jan 2019
Mon, 28 Jan 21:48 UTCM 4.1 / 10 km - [info]KEPULAUAN TALAUD, INDONESIA[Map]EMSC
Tue, 29 Jan 2019
Tue, 29 Jan 05:26 UTCM 4.6 / 108 km - [info]MINDANAO, PHILIPPINES[Map]EMSC
Thu, 31 Jan 2019
Thu, 31 Jan 03:03 UTCM 4.1 / 10 km - [info]KEPULAUAN TALAUD, INDONESIA[Map]EMSC
Thu, 31 Jan 14:50 UTCM 3.9 / 11 km - [info]KEPULAUAN TALAUD, INDONESIA[Map]EMSC
Sun, 3 Feb 2019
Sun, 3 Feb 19:40 UTCM 4.3 / 10 km - [info]KEPULAUAN TALAUD, INDONESIA[Map]EMSC
Mon, 4 Feb 2019
Mon, 4 Feb 01:35 UTCM 4.7 / 108 km - [info] PHILIPPINE ISLANDS REGION[Map]EMSC
Tue, 5 Feb 2019
Tue, 5 Feb 04:25 UTCM 4.5 / 216 km - [info]KEPULAUAN SANGIHE, INDONESIA[Map]EMSC
Mon, 11 Feb 2019
Mon, 11 Feb 15:25 UTCM 4.1 / 12 km - [info] CELEBES SEA[Map]EMSC
Tue, 12 Feb 2019
Tue, 12 Feb 08:01 UTCM 4.9 / 89.9 km - [info]Talaud Islands, Indonesia
I FELT IT		[Map]GeoAu
Sat, 16 Feb 2019
Sat, 16 Feb 21:09 UTCM 4.4 / 12 km - [info]KEPULAUAN TALAUD, INDONESIA
I FELT IT		[Map]EMSC

 

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