Mag. 4.6 earthquake - Banda Sea, 98 km southwest of Pulau Kekeh Besar Island, Maluku, Indonesia, on Sunday, 23 June 2019 at 10:38 (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 16 hours.
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Light magnitude 4.6 earthquake at 193 km depth
23 Jun 10:55 UTC: First to report: BMKG after 16 minutes.
Jun 23 18:10: Magnitude recalculated from 4.9 to 4.6.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 10.0 to 193.0 km.
Jun 23 18:10: Magnitude recalculated from 4.9 to 4.6.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 10.0 to 193.0 km.
Magnitude: 4.6
Depth: 193.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 7.05°S / 129.51°E
(Banda Sea, Indonesia)Nearest volcano: Nila (67 km / 42 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
322 km (200 mi) ENE of Lospalos (Timor-Leste) (pop: 17,200) --> See nearby quakes!
372 km (231 mi) ENE of Baucau (Timor-Leste) (pop: 16,000) --> See nearby quakes!
388 km (241 mi) ENE of Venilale (Timor-Leste) (pop: 16,000) --> See nearby quakes!
392 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!
401 km (249 mi) SSE of Ambon City (pop: 355,600) --> See nearby quakes!
418 km (260 mi) ENE of Manatutu (Timor-Leste) (pop: 1,920) --> See nearby quakes!
531 km (330 mi) SW of Mas (pop: 320) --> See nearby quakes!
2506 km (1557 mi) E of Jakarta (pop: 8,540,100) --> See nearby quakes!
98 km (61 mi) SSW of Pulau Kekeh Besar Island --> See nearby quakes!
219 km (136 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 | 193 km | Banda Sea (Indonesia) | BMKG |
| M 4.3 | 219 km | Kepulauan Babar, Indonesia | EMSC |
| M 4.5 | 156 km | Banda Sea (Indonesia) | USGS |
| M 4.3 | 219 km | Banda Sea (Indonesia) | GFZ |
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Darwin CBD / Moderate shaking (MMI V) : Our Building at 59 Mitchel St, Shook moderately for around 1 minute, then to a lesser extent on and off for the next 10 minutes or so.
Darwin (668.2 km SSE of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV)
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Mag. 4.6 earthquake - Banda Sea, 98 km southwest of Pulau Kekeh Besar Island, Maluku, Indonesia, on Sunday, 23 June 2019 at 10:38 (GMT)Click here to search our database for earlier earthquakes in the same area since 1900!
