Mag. 4.5 earthquake - Banda Sea, 92 km west of Pulau Kekeh Besar Island, Maluku, Indonesia, on Saturday, 25 May 2019 at 16:18 (GMT)
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Light magnitude 4.5 earthquake at 10 km depth
25 May 16:25 UTC: First to report: GFZ after 7 minutes.
Magnitude: 4.5
Depth: 10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 6.48°S / 129.17°E
(Banda Sea, Indonesia)Nearest volcano: Nila (46 km / 29 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
328 km (204 mi) SSE of Ambon City (pop: 355,600) --> See nearby quakes!
330 km (205 mi) NE of Lospalos (Timor-Leste) (pop: 17,200) --> See nearby quakes!
350 km (218 mi) S of Amahai (pop: 47,700) --> See nearby quakes!
373 km (232 mi) NE of Baucau (Timor-Leste) (pop: 16,000) --> See nearby quakes!
391 km (243 mi) NE of Venilale (Timor-Leste) (pop: 16,000) --> See nearby quakes!
407 km (253 mi) WSW of Tual (pop: 39,500) --> See nearby quakes!
459 km (285 mi) ENE of Delhi (Timor-Leste) (pop: 150,000) --> See nearby quakes!
469 km (292 mi) ENE of Aileu (Timor-Leste) (pop: 17,400) --> See nearby quakes!
555 km (345 mi) ENE of Atambua (Kabupaten Belu) (pop: 35,800) --> See nearby quakes!
2468 km (1533 mi) E of Jakarta (pop: 8,540,100) --> See nearby quakes!
92 km (57 mi) WSW of Pulau Kekeh Besar Island --> See nearby quakes!
113 km (70 mi) NE of Pulau Terbang Utara Island --> See nearby quakes!
199 km (124 mi) SE of Pulau Bingkudu Island --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: GFZ (German Research Centre for Geosciences)
Estimated released energy: 3.5 x 1011 joules (98.6 megawatt hours, equivalent to 84.8 tons of TNT) More info
Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 4.5 | 10 km | Banda Sea (Indonesia) | GFZ |
| M 5.1 | 40 km | Banda Sea (Indonesia) | EMSC |
| M 5.0 | 18 km | Banda Sea (Indonesia) | BMKG |
| M 5.0 | 23 km | Banda Sea (Indonesia) | GeoAu |
| M 5.0 | 10 km | 294km WNW of Saumlaki, Indonesia | USGS |
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