Light mag. 4.7 earthquake - 91 km north of Ternate, Maluku Utara, Indonesia, on Monday, 20 April 2020 at 06:49 (GMT) -
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Light magnitude 4.7 earthquake at 100 km depth
20 Apr 07:00 UTC: First to report: BMKG after 11 minutes.
Apr 20 07:05: Magnitude recalculated from 4.9 to 4.7.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 78.0 to 100.0 km.
Apr 20 07:05: Magnitude recalculated from 4.9 to 4.7.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 78.0 to 100.0 km.
Date & time: 20 Apr 2020 06:49:38 UTC -
Magnitude: 4.7
Depth: 100.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 1.61°N / 127.36°E
(Maluku Sea, Indonesia)Nearest volcano: Gamkonora (34 km / 21 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
73 km (46 mi) W of Tobelo (Kabupaten Halmahera Utara) (pop: 10,000) --> See nearby quakes!
91 km (57 mi) N of Ternate (pop: 101,700) --> See nearby quakes!
100 km (62 mi) NNW of Sofifi (Kota Tidore Kepulauan) (pop: 36,200) --> See nearby quakes!
242 km (150 mi) E of Bitung (pop: 137,400) --> See nearby quakes!
266 km (165 mi) E of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe) (Kabupaten Minahasa Utara) (pop: 8,000) --> See nearby quakes!
274 km (170 mi) E of Tondano (Kabupaten Minahasa) (pop: 33,300) --> See nearby quakes!
280 km (174 mi) E of Manado (pop: 451,900) --> See nearby quakes!
286 km (178 mi) E of Tomohon (pop: 27,600) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: BMKG (Meteorological, Climatological, and Geophysical Agency of Indonesia)
Estimated released energy: 7.1 x 1011 joules (197 megawatt hours, equivalent to 169 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 4.7 | 1 km | Halmahera, Indonesia | BMKG |
| M 4.7 | 1 km | Halmahera, Indonesia | EMSC |
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