Light mag. 4.3 earthquake - 102 km south of Luwuk, Kabupaten Banggai, Sulawesi Tengah, Indonesia, on 2020-02-12 18:04:28 +08:00 -

Light mag. 4.3 earthquake - 102 km south of Luwuk, Kabupaten Banggai, Sulawesi Tengah, Indonesia, on 2020-02-12 18:04:28 +08:00

Light magnitude 4.3 earthquake at 64 km depth

12 Feb 10:36 UTC: First to report: USGS after 32 minutes.
Date & time: 12 Feb 2020 10:04:28 UTC -
Local time at epicenter: 2020-02-12 18:04:28 +08:00
Magnitude: 4.3
Depth: 63.7 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 1.8438°S / 122.5633°E (Banda Sea, Indonesia)
Nearest volcano: Una Una (214 km / 133 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
102 km (64 mi) SSW of Luwuk (pop: 47,800) --> See nearby quakes!
207 km (129 mi) ESE of Poso (pop: 47,100) --> See nearby quakes!
237 km (148 mi) N of Kendari (pop: 195,000) --> See nearby quakes!
271 km (168 mi) S of Gorontalo (pop: 144,200) --> See nearby quakes!
292 km (182 mi) ENE of Palopo (pop: 129,300) --> See nearby quakes!
317 km (197 mi) ESE of Palu (pop: 282,400) --> See nearby quakes!
389 km (242 mi) NE of Watampone (pop: 81,600) --> See nearby quakes!
406 km (252 mi) NE of Parepare (pop: 140,000) --> See nearby quakes!
449 km (279 mi) SW of Manado (pop: 451,900) --> See nearby quakes!
506 km (314 mi) NE of Makassar (pop: 1,321,700) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Estimated released energy: 1.8 x 1011 joules (49.4 megawatt hours, equivalent to 42.5 tons of TNT) More info
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Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies

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MagnitudeDepthLocationSource
M 4.364 km101km SSW of Luwuk, IndonesiaUSGS
M 4.364 kmSulawesi, IndonesiaEMSC
M 4.710 kmSulawesi, IndonesiaBMKG

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Luwuk (Indonesia, 100 km N of epicenter) : alhamdulillah kerasa tipis-tipis. Waspada gempa susulan (reported through EMSC)
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