Light mag. 4.7 earthquake - 103 km north of Ternate, Maluku Utara, Indonesia, on Wednesday, 5 August 2020 at 14:08 (GMT) -
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Light magnitude 4.7 earthquake at 101 km depth
5 Aug 14:20 UTC: First to report: BMKG after 12 minutes.
Aug 6 03:20: Magnitude recalculated from 4.8 to 4.7.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 72.0 to 101.0 km.
Aug 6 03:20: Magnitude recalculated from 4.8 to 4.7.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 72.0 to 101.0 km.
Date & time: 5 Aug 2020 14:08:34 UTC -
Magnitude: 4.7
Depth: 101.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 1.71°N / 127.31°E
(Maluku Sea, Indonesia)Nearest volcano: Gamkonora (48 km / 30 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
78 km (48 mi) W of Tobelo (Kabupaten Halmahera Utara) (pop: 10,000) --> See nearby quakes!
103 km (64 mi) N of Ternate (pop: 101,700) --> See nearby quakes!
112 km (69 mi) NNW of Sofifi (Kota Tidore Kepulauan) (pop: 36,200) --> See nearby quakes!
237 km (148 mi) E of Bitung (pop: 137,400) --> See nearby quakes!
261 km (162 mi) E of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe) (Kabupaten Minahasa Utara) (pop: 8,000) --> See nearby quakes!
270 km (168 mi) E of Tondano (Kabupaten Minahasa) (pop: 33,300) --> See nearby quakes!
275 km (171 mi) E of Manado (pop: 451,900) --> See nearby quakes!
282 km (175 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 | 101 km | Halmahera, Indonesia | BMKG |
| M 4.8 | 72 km | Halmahera, Indonesia | EMSC |
| M 4.5 | 124 km | 80 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia | USGS |
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