Moderate mag. 5.0 earthquake - Banda Sea, 113 km south of Luwuk, Indonesia, on Friday, 28 June 2019 at 18:07 (GMT)

Moderate mag. 5.0 earthquake - Banda Sea, 113 km south of Luwuk, Indonesia, on Friday, 28 June 2019 at 18:07 (GMT)

Moderate magnitude 5.0 earthquake at 33 km depth

28 Jun 18:13 UTC: First to report: GFZ after 6 minutes.
Jun 29 08:22: Magnitude recalculated from 5.1 to 5.0.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 10.0 to 33.0 km.
Date & time: 28 Jun 2019 18:07:35 UTC
Magnitude: 5
Depth: 33.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 1.93°S / 122.52°E (Banda Sea, Indonesia)
Nearest volcano: Una Una (225 km / 140 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
113 km (70 mi) SSW of Luwuk (pop: 47,800) --> See nearby quakes!
205 km (128 mi) ESE of Poso (pop: 47,100) --> See nearby quakes!
228 km (142 mi) N of Kendari (pop: 195,000) --> See nearby quakes!
281 km (175 mi) SSW of Gorontalo (pop: 144,200) --> See nearby quakes!
284 km (176 mi) ENE of Palopo (pop: 129,300) --> See nearby quakes!
316 km (196 mi) ESE of Palu (pop: 282,400) --> See nearby quakes!
379 km (235 mi) NE of Watampone (pop: 81,600) --> See nearby quakes!
396 km (246 mi) NE of Parepare (pop: 140,000) --> See nearby quakes!
459 km (286 mi) SW of Manado (pop: 451,900) --> See nearby quakes!
496 km (308 mi) NE of Makassar (pop: 1,321,700) --> See nearby quakes!
249 km (155 mi) E of Sulawesi Island (pop: 18,455,100) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: GFZ (German Research Centre for Geosciences)
Estimated released energy: 2 x 1012 joules (554 megawatt hours, equivalent to 477 tons of TNT) More info
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Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies

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MagnitudeDepthLocationSource
M 5.033 kmSulawesi, IndonesiaGFZ
M 4.949 kmSulawesi, IndonesiaEMSC
M 5.312 kmSulawesi, IndonesiaBMKG
M 5.036 kmSulawesi, IndonesiaGeoAu
M 4.935 km110km S of Luwuk, IndonesiaUSGS

User reports for this quake (4)

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Batu Banggai / Strong shaking (MMI VI)
140.3 km W of epicenter [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) : Terjadi mlm hari namun yg aneh bergemuruh (reported through our app)
Solekan (public domain)
128.2 km NNW of epicenter [Map] / Very weak shaking (MMI II) (reported through our app)
Denpasar at.02:00 (1097.5 km SW of epicenter) [Map] / Strong shaking (MMI VI) (reported through our app)
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Aftershocks

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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (19 quakes):
  • 26 Aug 2019 23:14 UTC
    | M 3.6 |
    22 km (13.7 mi) depth
    |
    11 km (7 mi) distance
    | BMKG | Details
  • 26 Aug 2019 15:55 UTC
    | M 2.5 |
    10 km (6.2 mi) depth
    |
    12 km (8 mi) distance
    | BMKG | Details
  • 17 Aug 2019 20:15 UTC
    | M 3.4 |
    10 km (6.2 mi) depth
    |
    10 km (6 mi) distance
    | BMKG | Details
  • 14 Aug 2019 17:26 UTC
    | M 3.4 |
    10 km (6.2 mi) depth
    |
    8 km (5 mi) distance
    | BMKG | Details
  • 14 Aug 2019 08:50 UTC
    | M 3.1 |
    10 km (6.2 mi) depth
    |
    5 km (3 mi) distance
    | BMKG | Details
  • 12 Aug 2019 22:21 UTC
    | M 3.7 |
    10 km (6.2 mi) depth
    |
    11 km (7 mi) distance
    | BMKG | Details
  • 09 Aug 2019 00:51 UTC
    | M 2.7 |
    10 km (6.2 mi) depth
    |
    16 km (10 mi) distance
    | BMKG | Details
  • 07 Aug 2019 19:22 UTC
    | M 2.4 |
    10 km (6.2 mi) depth
    |
    3 km (2 mi) distance
    | BMKG | Details
  • 05 Aug 2019 18:16 UTC
    | M 3.9 |
    28 km (17.4 mi) depth
    |
    9 km (6 mi) distance
    | BMKG | Details
  • 24 Jul 2019 14:05 UTC
    | M 4.5 |
    12 km (7.5 mi) depth
    |
    5 km (3 mi) distance
    | BMKG | Details
  • 16 Jul 2019 10:34 UTC
    | M 2.9 |
    10 km (6.2 mi) depth
    |
    15 km (9 mi) distance
    | BMKG | Details
  • 14 Jul 2019 06:05 UTC
    | M 3.9 |
    10 km (6.2 mi) depth
    |
    6 km (4 mi) distance
    | BMKG | Details
  • 13 Jul 2019 04:52 UTC
    | M 3.4 |
    10 km (6.2 mi) depth
    |
    5 km (3 mi) distance
    | BMKG | Details
  • 08 Jul 2019 13:10 UTC
    | M 2.5 |
    10 km (6.2 mi) depth
    |
    3 km (2 mi) distance
    | BMKG | Details
  • 08 Jul 2019 12:36 UTC
    | M 3.7 |
    22 km (13.7 mi) depth
    |
    14 km (9 mi) distance
    | BMKG | Details
  • 05 Jul 2019 02:12 UTC
    | M 3.0 |
    17 km (10.6 mi) depth
    |
    19 km (12 mi) distance
    | BMKG | Details
  • 05 Jul 2019 02:12 UTC
    | M 2.2 |
    10 km (6.2 mi) depth
    |
    9 km (6 mi) distance
    | BMKG | Details
  • 04 Jul 2019 12:36 UTC
    | M 3.6 |
    30 km (18.6 mi) depth
    |
    19 km (12 mi) distance
    | BMKG | Details
  • 02 Jul 2019 20:23 UTC
    | M 3.6 |
    10 km (6.2 mi) depth
    |
    18 km (11 mi) distance
    | BMKG | Details

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