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Light mag. 4.7 earthquake - Banda Sea, 408 km northeast of Atambua, Indonesia, on Saturday, March 9, 2019 at 12:33 GMT

Light magnitude 4.7 earthquake at 155 km depth

9 Mar 12:45 UTC: First to report: BMKG after 12 minutes.
Mar 9 22:50: Magnitude recalculated from 4.8 to 4.7.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 151.0 to 155.0 km.

Earthquake details

Date & time	Mar 9, 2019 12:33:15 UTC
Local time at epicenter
Status	Confirmed
Magnitude	4.7
Depth	155.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	7.6°S / 128.27°E (Banda Sea, Indonesia)
Antipode	7.6°N / 51.73°W
Shaking intensity	Very weak shaking
Felt	0 reports
Primary data source	BMKG (Meteorological, Climatological, and Geophysical Agency of Indonesia)
Nearest volcano	Wurlali (71 km / 44 mi)
Nearby towns and cities	174 km (108 mi) NE of Lospalos (Timor-Leste) (pop: 17,200) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 222 km (138 mi) ENE of Baucau (Timor-Leste) (pop: 16,000) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 238 km (148 mi) ENE of Venilale (Timor-Leste) (pop: 16,000) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 315 km (196 mi) ENE of Delhi (Timor-Leste) (pop: 150,000) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 323 km (201 mi) ENE of Aileu (Timor-Leste) (pop: 17,400) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 341 km (212 mi) ENE of Likisa (Timor-Leste) (pop: 19,000) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 356 km (221 mi) ENE of Maubara (Timor-Leste) (pop: 16,300) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 370 km (230 mi) ENE of mariana (Maliana, Timor-Leste) (pop: 22,000) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 382 km (238 mi) ENE of Suai (Timor-Leste) (pop: 21,500) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 408 km (253 mi) ENE of Atambua (Kabupaten Belu) (pop: 35,800) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 285 km (177 mi) ENE of Timor Island (pop: 3,182,700) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby
Weather at epicenter at time of quake
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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Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies

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Mag.	Depth	Location	Source
4.7	155 km	Banda Sea (Indonesia)	BMKG
4.5	162 km	Banda Sea (Indonesia)	GFZ
4.7	169 km	KEPULAUAN BARAT DAYA, INDONESIA	EMSC
4.7	152 km	Kepulauan Barat Daya, Indonesia	USGS

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