Mag. 4.6 earthquake - Banda Sea, 113 km south of Pulau Kekeh Besar Island, Maluku, Indonesia, on Monday, 10 June 2019 at 01:32 (GMT)

Mag. 4.6 earthquake - Banda Sea, 113 km south of Pulau Kekeh Besar Island, Maluku, Indonesia, on Monday, 10 June 2019 at 01:32 (GMT)

Light magnitude 4.6 earthquake at 177 km depth

10 Jun 01:45 UTC: First to report: BMKG after 13 minutes.
Jun 10 11:55: Magnitude recalculated from 4.5 to 4.6.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 174.0 to 172.0 km.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 172.0 to 177.0 km.
Date & time: 10 Jun 2019 01:32:13 UTC
Magnitude: 4.6
Depth: 177.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 7.25°S / 129.62°E (Banda Sea, Indonesia)
Nearest volcano: Nila (57 km / 35 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
322 km (200 mi) ENE of Lospalos (Timor-Leste) (pop: 17,200) --> See nearby quakes!
374 km (233 mi) ENE of Baucau (Timor-Leste) (pop: 16,000) --> See nearby quakes!
389 km (242 mi) ENE of Venilale (Timor-Leste) (pop: 16,000) --> See nearby quakes!
390 km (243 mi) WSW of Tual (pop: 39,500) --> See nearby quakes!
401 km (249 mi) ENE of Viqueque (Timor-Leste) (pop: 6,080) --> See nearby quakes!
421 km (262 mi) ENE of Manatutu (Timor-Leste) (pop: 1,920) --> See nearby quakes!
426 km (265 mi) SSE of Ambon City (pop: 355,600) --> See nearby quakes!
2518 km (1565 mi) E of Jakarta (pop: 8,540,100) --> See nearby quakes!
113 km (70 mi) SSW of Pulau Kekeh Besar Island --> See nearby quakes!
202 km (125 mi) W of Pulau Yamdena Island --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: BMKG (Meteorological, Climatological, and Geophysical Agency of Indonesia)
Estimated released energy: 5 x 1011 joules (139 megawatt hours, equivalent to 120 tons of TNT) More info
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Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies

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MagnitudeDepthLocationSource
M 4.6177 kmBanda Sea (Indonesia)BMKG
M 4.5174 kmKepulauan Babar, IndonesiaEMSC

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Mag. 4.6 earthquake - Banda Sea, 113 km south of Pulau Kekeh Besar Island, Maluku, Indonesia, on Monday, 10 June 2019 at 01:32 (GMT)
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