Moderate mag. 5.0 earthquake - Maluku Sea, 19 km southeast of Pulau Gegoru Island, Maluku Utara, Indonesia, on Monday, 18 February 2019 at 04:15 (GMT)
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Moderate magnitude 5.0 earthquake at 41 km depth
18 Feb 04:22 UTC: First to report: GFZ after 7 minutes.
Feb 18 04:24: Magnitude recalculated from 5.1 to 5.0.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 40.0 to 41.0 km.
Feb 18 04:24: Magnitude recalculated from 5.1 to 5.0.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 40.0 to 41.0 km.
Date & time: 18 Feb 2019 04:15:52 UTC
Magnitude: 5
Depth: 41.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 0.89°S / 127.29°E
(Maluku Sea, Indonesia)Nearest volcano: Amasing (43 km / 27 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
183 km (114 mi) S of Sofifi (Kota Tidore Kepulauan) (pop: 36,200) --> See nearby quakes!
187 km (116 mi) S of Ternate (pop: 101,700) --> See nearby quakes!
302 km (188 mi) SSW of Tobelo (Kabupaten Halmahera Utara) (pop: 10,000) --> See nearby quakes!
327 km (203 mi) NW of Amahai (pop: 47,700) --> See nearby quakes!
327 km (203 mi) NNW of Ambon City (pop: 355,600) --> See nearby quakes!
350 km (218 mi) SE of Bitung (pop: 137,400) --> See nearby quakes!
360 km (224 mi) SE of Tondano (Kabupaten Minahasa) (pop: 33,300) --> See nearby quakes!
369 km (229 mi) SE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe) (Kabupaten Minahasa Utara) (pop: 8,000) --> See nearby quakes!
370 km (230 mi) SE of Tomohon (pop: 27,600) --> See nearby quakes!
379 km (235 mi) SE of Manado (pop: 451,900) --> 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 | 41 km | Halmahera, Indonesia | GFZ |
| M 5.0 | 38 km | HALMAHERA, INDONESIA | EMSC |
| M 5.4 | 45 km | Halmahera, Indonesia | GeoAu |
| M 5.0 | 32 km | 63km NW of Laiwui, Indonesia | USGS |
| M 5.2 | 10 km | Labuha (3 MMI) (Indonesia) | BMKG |
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