Moderate mag. 5.3 earthquake - Maluku Sea, 87 km south of Libuton Kelapa Island, Sulawesi Baroh, Indonesia, on Monday, 8 June 2020 at 02:34 (GMT) -
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Moderate magnitude 5.3 earthquake at 78 km depth
8 Jun 02:41 UTC: First to report: GFZ after 7 minutes.
Jun 8 02:43: Magnitude recalculated from 5.2 to 5.3.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 85.0 to 78.0 km.
Jun 8 02:43: Magnitude recalculated from 5.2 to 5.3.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 85.0 to 78.0 km.
Date & time: 8 Jun 2020 02:34:33 UTC -
Magnitude: 5.3
Depth: 78.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 0.35°S / 124.32°E
(Maluku Sea, Indonesia)Nearest volcano: Ambang (121 km / 75 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
171 km (106 mi) SE of Gorontalo (pop: 144,200) --> See nearby quakes!
183 km (114 mi) ENE of Luwuk (pop: 47,800) --> See nearby quakes!
193 km (120 mi) SSW of Tomohon (pop: 27,600) --> See nearby quakes!
196 km (122 mi) SSW of Tondano (Kabupaten Minahasa) (pop: 33,300) --> See nearby quakes!
212 km (132 mi) SSW of Manado (pop: 451,900) --> See nearby quakes!
223 km (139 mi) SSW of Bitung (pop: 137,400) --> See nearby quakes!
364 km (226 mi) WSW of Ternate (pop: 101,700) --> See nearby quakes!
380 km (236 mi) WSW of Sofifi (Kota Tidore Kepulauan) (pop: 36,200) --> See nearby quakes!
451 km (280 mi) NNE of Kendari (pop: 195,000) --> See nearby quakes!
568 km (353 mi) NW of Ambon City (pop: 355,600) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: GFZ (German Research Centre for Geosciences)
Estimated released energy: 5.6 x 1012 joules (1.56 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 1344 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 5.3 | 78 km | Southern Molucca Sea (Indonesia) | GFZ |
| M 5.0 | 87 km | Molucca Sea (Indonesia) | EMSC |
| M 5.1 | 82 km | Southern Molucca Sea (Indonesia) | BMKG |
| M 5.2 | 86 km | Southern Molucca Sea (Indonesia) | GeoAu |
| M 5.0 | 98 km | 165 km SE of Gorontalo, Indonesia | USGS |
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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (2 quakes):- 02 Aug 2020 16:44 UTC| M 4.7 |10 km (6.2 mi) depth|13 km (8 mi) distance| BMKG | Details
- 08 Jun 2020 23:17 UTC| M 4.1 |20 km (12.4 mi) depth|18 km (11 mi) distance| BMKG | Details
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