Light mag. 4.2 earthquake - 115 km north of Ternate, Maluku Utara, Indonesia, on Sunday, 26 July 2020 at 03:43 (GMT) -
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Light magnitude 4.2 earthquake at 98 km depth
26 Jul 03:55 UTC: First to report: BMKG after 12 minutes.
Jul 26 04:00: Magnitude recalculated from 4.6 to 4.7.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 86.0 to 94.0 km.
Jul 26 11:40: Magnitude recalculated from 4.7 to 4.2.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 94.0 to 98.0 km.
Jul 26 04:00: Magnitude recalculated from 4.6 to 4.7.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 86.0 to 94.0 km.
Jul 26 11:40: Magnitude recalculated from 4.7 to 4.2.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 94.0 to 98.0 km.
Date & time: 26 Jul 2020 03:43:02 UTC -
Magnitude: 4.2
Depth: 98.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 1.82°N / 127.36°E
(Maluku Sea, Indonesia)Nearest volcano: Tobaru (40 km / 25 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
73 km (45 mi) W of Tobelo (Kabupaten Halmahera Utara) (pop: 10,000) --> See nearby quakes!
115 km (71 mi) N of Ternate (pop: 101,700) --> See nearby quakes!
122 km (76 mi) N of Sofifi (Kota Tidore Kepulauan) (pop: 36,200) --> See nearby quakes!
245 km (152 mi) E of Bitung (pop: 137,400) --> See nearby quakes!
268 km (166 mi) E of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe) (Kabupaten Minahasa Utara) (pop: 8,000) --> See nearby quakes!
278 km (173 mi) ENE of Tondano (Kabupaten Minahasa) (pop: 33,300) --> See nearby quakes!
282 km (175 mi) E of Manado (pop: 451,900) --> See nearby quakes!
290 km (180 mi) ENE of Tomohon (pop: 27,600) --> See nearby quakes!
499 km (310 mi) ENE of Gorontalo (pop: 144,200) --> See nearby quakes!
528 km (328 mi) NW of Sorong (pop: 125,500) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: BMKG (Meteorological, Climatological, and Geophysical Agency of Indonesia)
Estimated released energy: 1.3 x 1011 joules (35 megawatt hours, equivalent to 30.1 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 4.2 | 98 km | Halmahera, Indonesia | BMKG |
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