Light mag. 4.6 earthquake - 76 km south of Manado, Sulawesi Utara, Indonesia, on Wednesday, 12 February 2020 at 08:41 (GMT) -
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Light magnitude 4.6 earthquake at 93 km depth
12 Feb 08:50 UTC: First to report: BMKG after 9 minutes.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 79.0 to 95.0 km.
Feb 12 18:25: Magnitude recalculated from 4.7 to 4.6.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 95.0 to 93.0 km.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 79.0 to 95.0 km.
Feb 12 18:25: Magnitude recalculated from 4.7 to 4.6.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 95.0 to 93.0 km.
Date & time: 12 Feb 2020 08:41:21 UTC -
Magnitude: 4.6
Depth: 93.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 0.8°N / 124.91°E

Nearest volcano: Soputan (33 km / 21 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
56 km (35 mi) S of Tondano (Kabupaten Minahasa) (pop: 33,300) --> See nearby quakes!
59 km (36 mi) SSE of Tomohon (pop: 27,600) --> See nearby quakes!
76 km (47 mi) S of Manado (pop: 451,900) --> See nearby quakes!
77 km (48 mi) S of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe) (Kabupaten Minahasa Utara) (pop: 8,000) --> See nearby quakes!
79 km (49 mi) SSW of Bitung (pop: 137,400) --> See nearby quakes!
208 km (129 mi) E of Gorontalo (pop: 144,200) --> See nearby quakes!
275 km (171 mi) W of Ternate (pop: 101,700) --> See nearby quakes!
295 km (183 mi) W of Sofifi (Kota Tidore Kepulauan) (pop: 36,200) --> See nearby quakes!
306 km (190 mi) NE of Luwuk (pop: 47,800) --> See nearby quakes!
360 km (224 mi) WSW of Tobelo (Kabupaten Halmahera Utara) (pop: 10,000) --> 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
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Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
M 4.6 | 93 km | Minahassa Peninsula, Sulawesi (Indonesia) | BMKG |
M 4.7 | 95 km | Minahasa, Sulawesi, Indonesia | EMSC |
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