Mag. 4.3 earthquake - 102 km south of Gorontalo, Indonesia, on Saturday, 3 October 2020 at 04:09 (GMT) -
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Light magnitude 4.3 earthquake at 56 km depth
3 Oct 04:20 UTC: First to report: BMKG after 11 minutes.
3 Oct 14:30: Hypocenter depth recalculated from 57.0 to 56.0 km (from 35 to 35 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 2.5 km (1.5 mi) towards WNW.
6 Oct 14:05: Now using data updates from BMKG
8 Oct 18:41: Now using data updates from BMKG
3 Oct 14:30: Hypocenter depth recalculated from 57.0 to 56.0 km (from 35 to 35 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 2.5 km (1.5 mi) towards WNW.
6 Oct 14:05: Now using data updates from BMKG
8 Oct 18:41: Now using data updates from BMKG
Magnitude: 4.3
Depth: 56.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 0.36°S / 123.23°E
(Teluk Tomini, Indonesia)Nearest volcano: Ambang (179 km / 111 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
82 km (51 mi) NE of Luwuk (pop: 47,800) --> See nearby quakes!
1932 km (1200 mi) ENE of Jakarta (pop: 8,540,100) --> See nearby quakes!
23 km (14 mi) NE of Pulau Mantalu Daka Island --> See nearby quakes!
67 km (42 mi) ENE of Pulau Yapara Island --> See nearby quakes!
Weather at epicenter at time of quake:
Moderate Rain
28.5°C (83 F), humidity: 69%, wind: 2 m/s (4 kts) from NE
Primary data source: BMKG (Meteorological, Climatological, and Geophysical Agency of Indonesia)
Moderate Rain
28.5°C (83 F), humidity: 69%, wind: 2 m/s (4 kts) from NEEstimated released energy: 1.8 x 1011 joules (49.4 megawatt hours, equivalent to 42.5 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 4.3 | 56 km | Minahassa Peninsula, Sulawesi, Indonesia | BMKG |
| M 4.3 | 57 km | 83 Km NE of Luwuk, Indonesia | EMSC |
| M 4.3 | 56 km | Minahassa Peninsula, Sulawesi, Indonesia | BMKG |
| M 4.3 | 56 km | Minahassa Peninsula, Sulawesi, Indonesia | BMKG |
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