Mag. 4.4 earthquake - Banda Sea, 54 km south of Pulau Kekeh Besar Island, Maluku, Indonesia, on Friday, 1 February 2019 at 08:00 (GMT)
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Light magnitude 4.4 earthquake at 129 km depth
1 Feb 08:11 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 12 minutes.
Feb 1 08:23: Magnitude recalculated from 4.7 to 4.4.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 162.0 to 129.0 km.
Feb 1 08:23: Magnitude recalculated from 4.7 to 4.4.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 162.0 to 129.0 km.
Magnitude: 4.4
Depth: 129.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 6.78°S / 129.93°E
(Banda Sea, Indonesia)Nearest volcano: Nila (60 km / 37 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
337 km (210 mi) WSW of Tual (pop: 39,500) --> See nearby quakes!
377 km (234 mi) ENE of Lospalos (Timor-Leste) (pop: 17,200) --> See nearby quakes!
394 km (245 mi) SSE of Ambon City (pop: 355,600) --> See nearby quakes!
399 km (248 mi) SSE of Amahai (pop: 47,700) --> See nearby quakes!
427 km (265 mi) ENE of Baucau (Timor-Leste) (pop: 16,000) --> See nearby quakes!
443 km (275 mi) ENE of Venilale (Timor-Leste) (pop: 16,000) --> See nearby quakes!
456 km (283 mi) ENE of Viqueque (Timor-Leste) (pop: 6,080) --> See nearby quakes!
519 km (323 mi) ENE of Delhi (Timor-Leste) (pop: 150,000) --> See nearby quakes!
527 km (328 mi) ENE of Aileu (Timor-Leste) (pop: 17,400) --> See nearby quakes!
2552 km (1586 mi) E of Jakarta (pop: 8,540,100) --> See nearby quakes!
54 km (33 mi) S of Pulau Kekeh Besar Island --> See nearby quakes!
188 km (117 mi) WNW of Pulau Yamdena Island --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: EMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)
Estimated released energy: 2.5 x 1011 joules (69.8 megawatt hours, equivalent to 60 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 4.4 | 129 km | BANDA SEA | EMSC |
| M 4.4 | 129 km | - 200km NW of Saumlaki, Indonesia | USGS |
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