Light mag. 4.9 earthquake - 90 km south of Manado, Sulawesi Utara, Indonesia, on Saturday, 14 March 2020 at 23:21 (GMT) -

Light mag. 4.9 earthquake - 90 km south of Manado, Sulawesi Utara, Indonesia, on Saturday, 14 March 2020 at 23:21 (GMT)

Light magnitude 4.9 earthquake at 180 km depth

14 Mar 23:35 UTC: First to report: BMKG after 13 minutes.
Date & time: 14 Mar 2020 23:21:56 UTC -
Magnitude: 4.9
Depth: 180.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 0.69°N / 124.69°E (Maluku Sea, Indonesia)
Nearest volcano: Ambang (31 km / 19 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
71 km (44 mi) S of Tomohon (pop: 27,600) --> See nearby quakes!
73 km (45 mi) SSW of Tondano (Kabupaten Minahasa) (pop: 33,300) --> See nearby quakes!
90 km (56 mi) S of Manado (pop: 451,900) --> See nearby quakes!
94 km (59 mi) SSW of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe) (Kabupaten Minahasa Utara) (pop: 8,000) --> See nearby quakes!
102 km (63 mi) SSW of Bitung (pop: 137,400) --> See nearby quakes!
182 km (113 mi) E of Gorontalo (pop: 144,200) --> See nearby quakes!
279 km (174 mi) NE of Luwuk (pop: 47,800) --> See nearby quakes!
300 km (186 mi) W of Ternate (pop: 101,700) --> See nearby quakes!
319 km (198 mi) W of Sofifi (Kota Tidore Kepulauan) (pop: 36,200) --> See nearby quakes!
387 km (240 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: 1.4 x 1012 joules (392 megawatt hours, equivalent to 338 tons of TNT) More info
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M 4.9180 kmMinahassa Peninsula, Sulawesi (Indonesia)BMKG

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Manado (98.9 km N of epicenter) [Map] / Very weak shaking (MMI II) : The electricity felt down for a moment. (reported through our app)
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