Mag. 4.0 earthquake - Banda Sea, 91 km northwest of Ambon City, Maluku, Indonesia, on Saturday, 2 November 2019 at 11:13 (GMT) -
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Light magnitude 4.0 earthquake at 10 km depth
2 Nov 11:25 UTC: First to report: BMKG after 12 minutes.
Nov 2 23:15: Magnitude recalculated from 3.8 to 4.0.
Nov 2 23:15: Magnitude recalculated from 3.8 to 4.0.
Magnitude: 4
Depth: 10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 2.94°S / 127.87°E
(Banda Sea, Indonesia)Nearest volcano: Bibinoi (243 km / 151 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
91 km (57 mi) NNW of Ambon City (pop: 355,600) --> See nearby quakes!
125 km (78 mi) WNW of Amahai (pop: 47,700) --> See nearby quakes!
410 km (255 mi) S of Sofifi (Kota Tidore Kepulauan) (pop: 36,200) --> See nearby quakes!
418 km (260 mi) S of Ternate (pop: 101,700) --> See nearby quakes!
441 km (274 mi) WSW of Sorong (pop: 125,500) --> See nearby quakes!
573 km (356 mi) SSE of Bitung (pop: 137,400) --> See nearby quakes!
575 km (358 mi) SE of Tondano (Kabupaten Minahasa) (pop: 33,300) --> See nearby quakes!
583 km (363 mi) SE of Tomohon (pop: 27,600) --> See nearby quakes!
2359 km (1466 mi) E of Jakarta (pop: 8,540,100) --> See nearby quakes!
51 km (32 mi) NW of Pulau Kasa Island --> See nearby quakes!
202 km (126 mi) SE of Pulau Lipumatole Island --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: BMKG (Meteorological, Climatological, and Geophysical Agency of Indonesia)
Estimated released energy: 6.3 x 1010 joules (17.5 megawatt hours, equivalent to 15.1 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 4.0 | 10 km | Ceram Sea (Indonesia) | BMKG |
| M 3.8 | 10 km | Ceram Sea, Indonesia | EMSC |
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