Moderate mag. 5.0 earthquake - Maluku Sea, 165 km east of Gorontalo, Indonesia, on Monday, 7 September 2020 at 08:06 (GMT) -
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Moderate magnitude 5.0 earthquake at 65 km depth
7 Sep 08:15 UTC: First to report: BMKG after 8 minutes.
11 Sep 07:45: Now using data updates from BMKG
11 Sep 07:45: Now using data updates from BMKG
Date & time: 7 Sep 2020 08:06:51 UTC -
Magnitude: 5
Depth: 65.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 0.03°S / 124.43°E
(Maluku Sea, Indonesia)Nearest volcano: Ambang (87 km / 54 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
155 km (97 mi) SSW of Tomohon (pop: 27,600) --> See nearby quakes!
158 km (98 mi) SSW of Tondano (Kabupaten Minahasa) (pop: 33,300) --> See nearby quakes!
165 km (102 mi) ESE of Gorontalo (pop: 144,200) --> See nearby quakes!
175 km (108 mi) SSW of Manado (pop: 451,900) --> See nearby quakes!
179 km (111 mi) SSW of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe) (Kabupaten Minahasa Utara) (pop: 8,000) --> See nearby quakes!
186 km (115 mi) SSW of Bitung (pop: 137,400) --> See nearby quakes!
209 km (130 mi) ENE of Luwuk (pop: 47,800) --> See nearby quakes!
341 km (212 mi) WSW of Ternate (pop: 101,700) --> See nearby quakes!
358 km (223 mi) WSW of Sofifi (Kota Tidore Kepulauan) (pop: 36,200) --> See nearby quakes!
444 km (276 mi) WSW of Tobelo (Kabupaten Halmahera Utara) (pop: 10,000) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: BMKG (Meteorological, Climatological, and Geophysical Agency of Indonesia)
Estimated released energy: 2 x 1012 joules (554 megawatt hours, equivalent to 477 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 5.0 | 65 km | Southern Molucca Sea (Indonesia) | BMKG |
| M 4.7 | 104 km | 141 Km SSW of Tomohon, Indonesia | USGS |
| M 4.7 | 108 km | Minahasa, Sulawesi, Indonesia | EMSC |
| M 4.7 | 104 km | 141 Km SSW of Tomohon, Indonesia | USGS |
| M 5.0 | 65 km | Southern Molucca Sea (Indonesia) | BMKG |
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