Light mag. 4.0 earthquake - 121 km north of Ternate, Maluku Utara, Indonesia, on Tuesday, 25 February 2020 at 00:18 (GMT) -
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Light magnitude 4.0 earthquake at 103 km depth
25 Feb 00:35 UTC: First to report: BMKG after 17 minutes.
Feb 25 05:35: Magnitude recalculated from 3.8 to 4.0.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 106.0 to 103.0 km.
Feb 25 05:35: Magnitude recalculated from 3.8 to 4.0.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 106.0 to 103.0 km.
Date & time: 25 Feb 2020 00:18:29 UTC -
Magnitude: 4
Depth: 103.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 1.81°N / 127°E
(Maluku Sea, Indonesia)Nearest volcano: Gamkonora (71 km / 44 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
113 km (70 mi) W of Tobelo (Kabupaten Halmahera Utara) (pop: 10,000) --> See nearby quakes!
121 km (75 mi) NNW of Ternate (pop: 101,700) --> See nearby quakes!
135 km (84 mi) NNW of Sofifi (Kota Tidore Kepulauan) (pop: 36,200) --> See nearby quakes!
205 km (127 mi) ENE of Bitung (pop: 137,400) --> See nearby quakes!
228 km (142 mi) E of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe) (Kabupaten Minahasa Utara) (pop: 8,000) --> See nearby quakes!
239 km (148 mi) ENE of Tondano (Kabupaten Minahasa) (pop: 33,300) --> See nearby quakes!
242 km (150 mi) E of Manado (pop: 451,900) --> See nearby quakes!
250 km (156 mi) ENE of Tomohon (pop: 27,600) --> See nearby quakes!
460 km (286 mi) ENE of Gorontalo (pop: 144,200) --> See nearby quakes!
560 km (348 mi) WNW of Sorong (pop: 125,500) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: BMKG (Meteorological, Climatological, and Geophysical Agency of Indonesia)
Estimated released energy: 6.3 x 1010 joules (17.5 megawatt hours, equivalent to 15.1 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 4.0 | 103 km | Northern Molucca Sea (Indonesia) | BMKG |
| M 3.8 | 106 km | Halmahera, Indonesia | EMSC |
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