Strong mag. 5.3 earthquake - Maluku Sea, 39 km southwest of Pulau Gegoru Island, Maluku Utara, Indonesia, on 2019-03-16 15:30:40 +08:00
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Strong magnitude 5.3 earthquake at 31 km depth
16 Mar 07:53 UTC: First to report: USGS after 23 minutes.
Date & time: 16 Mar 2019 07:30:40 UTC
Local time at epicenter: 2019-03-16 15:30:40 +08:00
Magnitude: 5.3
Depth: 30.5 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 0.9921°S / 126.9112°E
(Maluku Sea, Indonesia)Nearest volcano: Amasing (82 km / 51 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
205 km (127 mi) SSW of Ternate (pop: 101,700) --> See nearby quakes!
205 km (128 mi) SSW of Sofifi (Kota Tidore Kepulauan) (pop: 36,200) --> See nearby quakes!
326 km (203 mi) SSW of Tobelo (Kabupaten Halmahera Utara) (pop: 10,000) --> See nearby quakes!
332 km (206 mi) NNW of Ambon City (pop: 355,600) --> See nearby quakes!
333 km (207 mi) SE of Bitung (pop: 137,400) --> See nearby quakes!
339 km (210 mi) SE of Tondano (Kabupaten Minahasa) (pop: 33,300) --> See nearby quakes!
344 km (213 mi) NW of Amahai (pop: 47,700) --> See nearby quakes!
348 km (216 mi) SE of Tomohon (pop: 27,600) --> See nearby quakes!
358 km (223 mi) SE of Manado (pop: 451,900) --> See nearby quakes!
461 km (286 mi) ESE of Gorontalo (pop: 144,200) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Estimated released energy: 5.6 x 1012 joules (1.56 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 1344 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 5.3 | 31 km | 93km WNW of Laiwui, Indonesia | USGS |
| M 5.6 | 10 km | Labuha (2 MMI) (Indonesia) | BMKG |
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Aftershocks
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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (2 quakes):- 23 Mar 2019 13:23 UTC| M 3.9 |13 km (8.1 mi) depth|20 km (12 mi) distance| BMKG | Details
- 16 Mar 2019 07:30 UTC| M 5.3 |44 km (27.3 mi) depth|3 km (2 mi) distance| GFZ | Details
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