Mag. 4.5 earthquake - Banda Sea, 340 km southeast of Ambon City, Maluku, Indonesia, on Saturday, 30 March 2019 at 12:13 (GMT)
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Light magnitude 4.5 earthquake at 85 km depth
30 Mar 12:32 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 19 minutes.
Magnitude: 4.5
Depth: 85.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 6.53°S / 129.34°E
(Banda Sea, Indonesia)Nearest volcano: Nila (28 km / 17 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
340 km (211 mi) NE of Lospalos (Timor-Leste) (pop: 17,200) --> See nearby quakes!
340 km (211 mi) SSE of Ambon City (pop: 355,600) --> See nearby quakes!
358 km (222 mi) S of Amahai (pop: 47,700) --> See nearby quakes!
385 km (239 mi) NE of Baucau (Timor-Leste) (pop: 16,000) --> See nearby quakes!
390 km (243 mi) WSW of Tual (pop: 39,500) --> See nearby quakes!
402 km (250 mi) NE of Venilale (Timor-Leste) (pop: 16,000) --> See nearby quakes!
473 km (294 mi) ENE of Delhi (Timor-Leste) (pop: 150,000) --> See nearby quakes!
483 km (300 mi) ENE of Aileu (Timor-Leste) (pop: 17,400) --> See nearby quakes!
497 km (309 mi) ENE of Likisa (Timor-Leste) (pop: 19,000) --> See nearby quakes!
2487 km (1545 mi) E of Jakarta (pop: 8,540,100) --> See nearby quakes!
76 km (47 mi) WSW of Pulau Kekeh Besar Island --> See nearby quakes!
121 km (75 mi) NE of Pulau Terbang Utara Island --> See nearby quakes!
196 km (122 mi) WNW of Pulau Nitu Island --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: EMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)
Estimated released energy: 3.5 x 1011 joules (98.6 megawatt hours, equivalent to 84.8 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 4.5 | 85 km | Banda Sea (Indonesia) | EMSC |
| M 4.5 | 189 km | Banda Sea (Indonesia) | BMKG |
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