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Light mag. 4.7 earthquake - Banda Sea, 436 km southwest of Tual, Maluku, Indonesia, on Wednesday, Mar 6, 2019 at 11:51 am (GMT +0)

Light magnitude 4.7 earthquake at 96 km depth

6 Mar 12:00 UTC: First to report: BMKG after 9 minutes.
Mar 7 00:30: Magnitude recalculated from 4.6 to 4.7.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 58.0 to 81.0 km.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 81.0 to 96.0 km.

Earthquake details

Date & time	Mar 6, 2019 11:51:10 UTC
Local time at epicenter	Wednesday, Mar 6, 2019 at 11:51 am (GMT +0)
Status	Confirmed
Magnitude	4.7
Depth	96.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	7.64°S / 129.37°E (Banda Sea, Indonesia)
Antipode	7.64°N / 50.63°W
Shaking intensity	Weak shaking near epicenter
Felt	0 reports
Primary data source	BMKG (Meteorological, Climatological, and Geophysical Agency of Indonesia)
Nearest volcano	Teon (77 km / 48 mi)
Nearby towns and cities	279 km (173 mi) ENE of Lospalos (Timor-Leste) (pop: 17,200) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 300 km (187 mi) ENE of Gunung Dilarini (Timor-Leste) (pop: 365) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 334 km (208 mi) ENE of Baucau (Timor-Leste) (pop: 16,000) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 348 km (216 mi) ENE of Venilale (Timor-Leste) (pop: 16,000) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 357 km (222 mi) ENE of Viqueque (Timor-Leste) (pop: 6,080) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 382 km (237 mi) ENE of Manatutu (Timor-Leste) (pop: 1,920) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 436 km (271 mi) WSW of Tual (pop: 39,500) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 524 km (326 mi) NW of Minjilang (West Arnhem Shire, Australia) (pop: 224) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby
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Estimated seismic energy released	7.1 x 10¹¹ joules (197 megawatt hours, equivalent to 169 tons of TNT) \| about seismic energy

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Mag.	Depth	Location	Source
4.7	96 km	Banda Sea (Indonesia)	BMKG
4.6	58 km	KEPULAUAN BABAR, INDONESIA	EMSC

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