Light mag. 4.5 earthquake - 126 km north of Ternate, Maluku Utara, Indonesia, on Friday, 25 September 2020 at 19:28 (GMT) -
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Light magnitude 4.5 earthquake at 96 km depth
25 Sep 19:38 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 10 minutes.
25 Sep 19:40: Now using data updates from BMKG
28 Sep 20:30: Magnitude recalculated from 4.7 to 4.5. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 101.0 to 96.0 km (from 63 to 60 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 7.9 km (4.9 mi) towards S.
25 Sep 19:40: Now using data updates from BMKG
28 Sep 20:30: Magnitude recalculated from 4.7 to 4.5. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 101.0 to 96.0 km (from 63 to 60 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 7.9 km (4.9 mi) towards S.
Date & time: 25 Sep 2020 19:28:47 UTC -
Magnitude: 4.5
Depth: 96.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 1.92°N / 127.26°E
(Indonesia)Nearest volcano: Tobaru (56 km / 35 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
86 km (53 mi) WNW of Tobelo (Kabupaten Halmahera Utara) (pop: 10,000) --> See nearby quakes!
126 km (79 mi) N of Ternate (pop: 101,700) --> See nearby quakes!
136 km (84 mi) NNW of Sofifi (Kota Tidore Kepulauan) (pop: 36,200) --> See nearby quakes!
236 km (147 mi) ENE of Bitung (pop: 137,400) --> See nearby quakes!
259 km (161 mi) E of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe) (Kabupaten Minahasa Utara) (pop: 8,000) --> See nearby quakes!
270 km (168 mi) ENE of Tondano (Kabupaten Minahasa) (pop: 33,300) --> See nearby quakes!
272 km (169 mi) E of Manado (pop: 451,900) --> See nearby quakes!
281 km (175 mi) ENE of Tomohon (pop: 27,600) --> See nearby quakes!
491 km (305 mi) ENE of Gorontalo (pop: 144,200) --> See nearby quakes!
543 km (337 mi) NW of Sorong (pop: 125,500) --> See nearby quakes!
Weather at epicenter at time of quake:
Overcast Clouds
27.7°C (82 F), humidity: 78%, wind: 4 m/s (8 kts) from SSW
Primary data source: BMKG (Meteorological, Climatological, and Geophysical Agency of Indonesia)Overcast Clouds
27.7°C (82 F), humidity: 78%, wind: 4 m/s (8 kts) from SSWEstimated released energy: 3.5 x 1011 joules (98.6 megawatt hours, equivalent to 84.8 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 4.5 | 96 km | 86 Km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia | BMKG |
| M 4.6 | 108 km | 80 Km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia | EMSC |
| M 4.6 | 108 km | 80 Km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia | USGS |
| M 4.7 | 108 km | 72 Km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia | GFZ |
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