Light mag. 4.2 earthquake - 83 km southeast of Gorontalo, Indonesia, on Monday, 17 February 2020 at 22:08 (GMT) -
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Light magnitude 4.2 earthquake at 140 km depth
17 Feb 22:20 UTC: First to report: BMKG after 11 minutes.
Feb 18 08:50: Magnitude recalculated from 4.3 to 4.1.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 132.0 to 141.0 km.
Feb 18 12:05: Magnitude recalculated from 4.1 to 4.2.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 141.0 to 140.0 km.
Feb 18 08:50: Magnitude recalculated from 4.3 to 4.1.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 132.0 to 141.0 km.
Feb 18 12:05: Magnitude recalculated from 4.1 to 4.2.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 141.0 to 140.0 km.
Date & time: 17 Feb 2020 22:08:54 UTC -
Magnitude: 4.2
Depth: 140.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 0.08°S / 123.48°E
(Maluku Sea, Indonesia)Nearest volcano: Ambang (125 km / 78 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
83 km (52 mi) SE of Gorontalo (pop: 144,200) --> See nearby quakes!
124 km (77 mi) NE of Luwuk (pop: 47,800) --> See nearby quakes!
214 km (133 mi) SW of Tomohon (pop: 27,600) --> See nearby quakes!
222 km (138 mi) SW of Tondano (Kabupaten Minahasa) (pop: 33,300) --> See nearby quakes!
231 km (144 mi) SW of Manado (pop: 451,900) --> See nearby quakes!
256 km (159 mi) SW of Bitung (pop: 137,400) --> See nearby quakes!
337 km (209 mi) ENE of Poso (pop: 47,100) --> See nearby quakes!
412 km (256 mi) ENE of Palu (pop: 282,400) --> See nearby quakes!
445 km (276 mi) WSW of Ternate (pop: 101,700) --> See nearby quakes!
447 km (278 mi) NNE of Kendari (pop: 195,000) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: BMKG (Meteorological, Climatological, and Geophysical Agency of Indonesia)
Estimated released energy: 1.3 x 1011 joules (35 megawatt hours, equivalent to 30.1 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 4.2 | 140 km | Minahassa Peninsula, Sulawesi (Indonesia) | BMKG |
| M 4.3 | 132 km | Minahasa, Sulawesi, Indonesia | EMSC |
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