Moderate mag. 4.8 earthquake - 202 km south of Manado, Sulawesi Utara, Indonesia, on Sunday, 16 August 2020 at 16:11 (GMT) -
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Moderate magnitude 4.8 earthquake at 10 km depth
16 Aug 16:20 UTC: First to report: BMKG after 9 minutes.
Aug 16 16:25: Magnitude recalculated from 4.7 to 4.8.
Aug 16 16:25: Magnitude recalculated from 4.7 to 4.8.
Date & time: 16 Aug 2020 16:11:02 UTC -
Magnitude: 4.8
Depth: 10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 0.28°S / 125.27°E
(Maluku Sea, Indonesia)Nearest volcano: Ambang (150 km / 93 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
181 km (112 mi) SSE of Tondano (Kabupaten Minahasa) (pop: 33,300) --> See nearby quakes!
185 km (115 mi) SSE of Tomohon (pop: 27,600) --> See nearby quakes!
193 km (120 mi) S of Bitung (pop: 137,400) --> See nearby quakes!
199 km (124 mi) S of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe) (Kabupaten Minahasa Utara) (pop: 8,000) --> See nearby quakes!
202 km (125 mi) SSE of Manado (pop: 451,900) --> See nearby quakes!
262 km (163 mi) ESE of Gorontalo (pop: 144,200) --> See nearby quakes!
264 km (164 mi) WSW of Ternate (pop: 101,700) --> See nearby quakes!
279 km (173 mi) WSW of Sofifi (Kota Tidore Kepulauan) (pop: 36,200) --> See nearby quakes!
286 km (178 mi) ENE of Luwuk (pop: 47,800) --> See nearby quakes!
499 km (310 mi) NW of Ambon City (pop: 355,600) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: BMKG (Meteorological, Climatological, and Geophysical Agency of Indonesia)
Estimated released energy: 1 x 1012 joules (278 megawatt hours, equivalent to 239 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 4.8 | 10 km | Southern Molucca Sea (Indonesia) | BMKG |
| M 4.7 | 39 km | 180 km SSE of Tondano, Indonesia | USGS |
| M 4.7 | 40 km | Molucca Sea (Indonesia) | EMSC |
| M 4.7 | 61 km | Southern Molucca Sea (Indonesia) | GFZ |
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