Mag. 4.3 earthquake - 163 km northwest of Ambon, Maluku, Indonesia, on Saturday, 11 July 2020 at 04:09 (GMT) -
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Light magnitude 4.3 earthquake at 240 km depth
11 Jul 04:20 UTC: First to report: BMKG after 11 minutes.
Magnitude: 4.3
Depth: 240.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 2.71°S / 127.1°E
(Ceram Sea, Indonesia)Nearest volcano: Bibinoi (227 km / 141 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
163 km (101 mi) NW of Ambon City (pop: 355,600) --> See nearby quakes!
214 km (133 mi) WNW of Amahai (pop: 47,700) --> See nearby quakes!
387 km (240 mi) S of Sofifi (Kota Tidore Kepulauan) (pop: 36,200) --> See nearby quakes!
391 km (243 mi) S of Ternate (pop: 101,700) --> See nearby quakes!
505 km (314 mi) WSW of Sorong (pop: 125,500) --> See nearby quakes!
510 km (317 mi) SSE of Bitung (pop: 137,400) --> See nearby quakes!
518 km (322 mi) ESE of Luwuk (pop: 47,800) --> See nearby quakes!
529 km (329 mi) SSE of Manado (pop: 451,900) --> See nearby quakes!
576 km (358 mi) SE of Gorontalo (pop: 144,200) --> See nearby quakes!
2279 km (1416 mi) E of Jakarta (pop: 8,540,100) --> See nearby quakes!
90 km (56 mi) NW of Pulau Tuban Island --> See nearby quakes!
124 km (77 mi) SE of Pulau Lipumatole Island --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: BMKG (Meteorological, Climatological, and Geophysical Agency of Indonesia)
Estimated released energy: 1.8 x 1011 joules (49.4 megawatt hours, equivalent to 42.5 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 4.3 | 240 km | Ceram Sea (Indonesia) | BMKG |
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