Moderate mag. 5.2 earthquake - Maluku Sea, 79 km northwest of Ternate, Maluku Utara, Indonesia, on Monday, 11 November 2019 at 23:40 (GMT) -
This quake was likely a foreshock of the 7.0 quake Maluku Sea, 131 km east of Bitung, Sulawesi Baroh, Indonesia, 14 November 2019 16:17 GMT, which followed after 3 days.
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Moderate magnitude 5.2 earthquake at 124 km depth
11 Nov 23:47 UTC: First to report: GFZ after 6 minutes.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 120.0 to 124.0 km.
Nov 12 13:16: Magnitude recalculated from 5.7 to 5.2.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 120.0 to 124.0 km.
Nov 12 13:16: Magnitude recalculated from 5.7 to 5.2.
Date & time: 11 Nov 2019 23:40:59 UTC -
Magnitude: 5.2
Depth: 124.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 1.43°N / 127.08°E
(Maluku Sea, Indonesia)Nearest volcano: Todoko-Ranu (48 km / 30 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
79 km (49 mi) NNW of Ternate (pop: 101,700) --> See nearby quakes!
94 km (58 mi) NW of Sofifi (Kota Tidore Kepulauan) (pop: 36,200) --> See nearby quakes!
109 km (67 mi) WSW of Tobelo (Kabupaten Halmahera Utara) (pop: 10,000) --> See nearby quakes!
210 km (131 mi) E of Bitung (pop: 137,400) --> See nearby quakes!
234 km (146 mi) E of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe) (Kabupaten Minahasa Utara) (pop: 8,000) --> See nearby quakes!
241 km (150 mi) E of Tondano (Kabupaten Minahasa) (pop: 33,300) --> See nearby quakes!
248 km (154 mi) E of Manado (pop: 451,900) --> See nearby quakes!
253 km (157 mi) E of Tomohon (pop: 27,600) --> See nearby quakes!
458 km (284 mi) ENE of Gorontalo (pop: 144,200) --> See nearby quakes!
477 km (296 mi) SSE of Sarangani (Davao del Sur, Philippines) (pop: 7,510) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: GFZ (German Research Centre for Geosciences)
Estimated released energy: 4 x 1012 joules (1.11 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 951 tons of TNT) More info
Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 5.2 | 124 km | Halmahera, Indonesia | GFZ |
| M 5.3 | 118 km | Halmahera, Indonesia | EMSC |
| M 5.8 | 115 km | Halmahera, Indonesia | BMKG |
| M 5.4 | 123 km | Halmahera, Indonesia | GeoAu |
| M 5.3 | 117 km | 77km NNW of Kota Ternate, Indonesia | USGS |
| M 5.8 | 120 km | 印尼哈马黑拉岛附近海域 (Indonesia) | CEIC |
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