Mag. 4.6 earthquake - Banda Sea, 108 km south of Pulau Kekeh Besar Island, Maluku, Indonesia, on Wednesday, 19 June 2019 at 20:50 (GMT)
This quake was likely a foreshock of the 7.3 quake Banda Sea, 90 km west of Pulau Kekeh Besar Island, Maluku, Indonesia, 24 June 2019 02:53 GMT, which followed after 4 days.
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Light magnitude 4.6 earthquake at 183 km depth
19 Jun 21:05 UTC: First to report: BMKG after 15 minutes.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 188.0 to 183.0 km.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 188.0 to 183.0 km.
Magnitude: 4.6
Depth: 183.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 7.21°S / 129.65°E
(Banda Sea, Indonesia)Nearest volcano: Nila (56 km / 35 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
327 km (203 mi) ENE of Lospalos (Timor-Leste) (pop: 17,200) --> See nearby quakes!
379 km (236 mi) ENE of Baucau (Timor-Leste) (pop: 16,000) --> See nearby quakes!
385 km (239 mi) WSW of Tual (pop: 39,500) --> See nearby quakes!
394 km (245 mi) ENE of Venilale (Timor-Leste) (pop: 16,000) --> See nearby quakes!
406 km (252 mi) ENE of Viqueque (Timor-Leste) (pop: 6,080) --> See nearby quakes!
423 km (263 mi) SSE of Ambon City (pop: 355,600) --> See nearby quakes!
2521 km (1567 mi) E of Jakarta (pop: 8,540,100) --> See nearby quakes!
108 km (67 mi) SSW of Pulau Kekeh Besar Island --> See nearby quakes!
200 km (124 mi) WNW 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
Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 4.6 | 183 km | Banda Sea (Indonesia) | BMKG |
| M 4.6 | 188 km | Kepulauan Babar, Indonesia | EMSC |
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Mag. 4.6 earthquake - Banda Sea, 108 km south of Pulau Kekeh Besar Island, Maluku, Indonesia, on Wednesday, 19 June 2019 at 20:50 (GMT)Click here to search our database for earlier earthquakes in the same area since 1900!
