Moderate mag. 5.0 earthquake - Maluku Sea, 118 km southeast of Libuton Laga Island, Sulawesi Baroh, Indonesia, on Monday, 3 February 2020 at 12:12 (GMT) -

Moderate mag. 5.0 earthquake - Maluku Sea, 118 km southeast of Libuton Laga Island, Sulawesi Baroh, Indonesia, on Monday, 3 February 2020 at 12:12 (GMT)

Moderate magnitude 5.0 earthquake at 55 km depth

3 Feb 12:30 UTC: First to report: BMKG after 18 minutes.
Feb 3 17:25: Magnitude recalculated from 4.7 to 5.0.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 50.0 to 55.0 km.
Date & time: 3 Feb 2020 12:12:41 UTC -
Magnitude: 5
Depth: 55.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 0.26°S / 125.22°E (Maluku Sea, Indonesia)
Nearest volcano: Ambang (143 km / 89 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
177 km (110 mi) SSE of Tondano (Kabupaten Minahasa) (pop: 33,300) --> See nearby quakes!
181 km (113 mi) SSE of Tomohon (pop: 27,600) --> See nearby quakes!
191 km (119 mi) S of Bitung (pop: 137,400) --> See nearby quakes!
196 km (122 mi) S of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe) (Kabupaten Minahasa Utara) (pop: 8,000) --> See nearby quakes!
198 km (123 mi) SSE of Manado (pop: 451,900) --> See nearby quakes!
256 km (159 mi) ESE of Gorontalo (pop: 144,200) --> See nearby quakes!
268 km (166 mi) WSW of Ternate (pop: 101,700) --> See nearby quakes!
281 km (175 mi) ENE of Luwuk (pop: 47,800) --> See nearby quakes!
283 km (176 mi) WSW of Sofifi (Kota Tidore Kepulauan) (pop: 36,200) --> See nearby quakes!
504 km (313 mi) NW of Ambon City (pop: 355,600) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: BMKG (Meteorological, Climatological, and Geophysical Agency of Indonesia)
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 5.055 kmSouthern Molucca Sea (Indonesia)BMKG
M 4.935 km142km SE of Modayag, IndonesiaUSGS
M 4.960 kmMolucca Sea (Indonesia)EMSC

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Aftershocks

More info
Recorded aftershocks, latest first (3 quakes):
  • 23 Feb 2020 03:39 UTC
    | M 5.1 |
    71 km (44.1 mi) depth
    |
    8 km (5 mi) distance
    | GFZ | Details
  • 23 Feb 2020 02:08 UTC
    | M 5.2 |
    65 km (40.4 mi) depth
    |
    7 km (4 mi) distance
    | GFZ | Details
  • 08 Feb 2020 13:23 UTC
    | M 4.4 |
    10 km (6.2 mi) depth
    |
    18 km (11 mi) distance
    | EMSC | Details

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