Moderate mag. 4.9 earthquake - 44 km north of Tobelo, Kabupaten Halmahera Utara, Maluku Utara, Indonesia, on Tuesday, 18 February 2020 at 06:22 (GMT) -
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Moderate magnitude 4.9 earthquake at 10 km depth
18 Feb 06:34 UTC: First to report: GFZ after 12 minutes.
Date & time: 18 Feb 2020 06:22:01 UTC -
Magnitude: 4.9
Depth: 10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 2.12°N / 127.95°E
(Maluku Utara, Indonesia)Nearest volcano: Tarakan (35 km / 22 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
44 km (27 mi) N of Tobelo (Kabupaten Halmahera Utara) (pop: 10,000) --> See nearby quakes!
160 km (99 mi) NNE of Sofifi (Kota Tidore Kepulauan) (pop: 36,200) --> See nearby quakes!
160 km (99 mi) NNE of Sofifi (Kota Tidore Kepulauan) (pop: 36,200) --> See nearby quakes!
161 km (100 mi) NNE of Ternate (pop: 101,700) --> See nearby quakes!
316 km (196 mi) ENE of Bitung (pop: 137,400) --> See nearby quakes!
338 km (210 mi) ENE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe) (Kabupaten Minahasa Utara, North Sulawesi) (pop: 8,000) --> See nearby quakes!
350 km (217 mi) ENE of Tondano (Kabupaten Minahasa, North Sulawesi) (pop: 33,300) --> See nearby quakes!
352 km (219 mi) ENE of Manado (North Sulawesi) (pop: 451,900) --> See nearby quakes!
361 km (224 mi) ENE of Tomohon (North Sulawesi) (pop: 27,600) --> See nearby quakes!
497 km (309 mi) NW of Sorong (West Papua) (pop: 125,500) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: GFZ (German Research Centre for Geosciences)
Estimated released energy: 1.4 x 1012 joules (392 megawatt hours, equivalent to 338 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 4.9 | 10 km | Northern Molucca Sea (Indonesia) | GFZ |
| M 4.8 | 51 km | Molucca Sea (Indonesia) | EMSC |
| M 5.1 | 10 km | Northern Molucca Sea (Indonesia) | BMKG |
| M 5.1 | 50 km | Northern Molucca Sea (Indonesia) | GeoAu |
| M 4.8 | 50 km | 38km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia | USGS |
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