Moderate mag. 5.0 earthquake - Maluku Sea, 140 km southeast of Manado, Sulawesi Baroh, Indonesia, on Saturday, 2 February 2019 at 01:11 (GMT)
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Moderate magnitude 5.0 earthquake at 74 km depth
2 Feb 01:17 UTC: First to report: GFZ after 7 minutes.
Feb 2 01:19: Magnitude recalculated from 5.1 to 5.0.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 80.0 to 74.0 km.
Feb 2 01:19: Magnitude recalculated from 5.1 to 5.0.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 80.0 to 74.0 km.
Date & time: 2 Feb 2019 01:11:01 UTC
Magnitude: 5
Depth: 74.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 0.41°N / 125.51°E
(Maluku Sea, Indonesia)Nearest volcano: Sempu (116 km / 72 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
120 km (74 mi) SE of Tondano (Kabupaten Minahasa) (pop: 33,300) --> See nearby quakes!
122 km (76 mi) SSE of Bitung (pop: 137,400) --> See nearby quakes!
128 km (79 mi) SE of Tomohon (pop: 27,600) --> See nearby quakes!
134 km (83 mi) SSE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe) (Kabupaten Minahasa Utara) (pop: 8,000) --> See nearby quakes!
140 km (87 mi) SSE of Manado (pop: 451,900) --> See nearby quakes!
213 km (132 mi) WSW of Ternate (pop: 101,700) --> See nearby quakes!
231 km (143 mi) W of Sofifi (Kota Tidore Kepulauan) (pop: 36,200) --> See nearby quakes!
273 km (169 mi) E of Gorontalo (pop: 144,200) --> See nearby quakes!
314 km (195 mi) WSW of Tobelo (Kabupaten Halmahera Utara) (pop: 10,000) --> See nearby quakes!
339 km (210 mi) ENE of Luwuk (pop: 47,800) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: GFZ (German Research Centre for Geosciences)
Estimated released energy: 2 x 1012 joules (554 megawatt hours, equivalent to 477 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 5.0 | 74 km | Northern Molucca Sea | GFZ |
| M 5.2 | 69 km | MOLUCCA SEA | EMSC |
| M 5.4 | 78 km | Northern Molucca Sea | GeoAu |
| M 5.3 | 10 km | Manado (2 MMI) | BMKG |
| M 5.2 | 37 km | - 112km SSE of Tondano, Indonesia | USGS |
User reports for this quake (1)
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121.9 km NNW of epicenter [Map] / not felt (reported through our app)
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