Minor mag. 3.1 earthquake - Teluk Tomini, 71 km south of Gorontalo, Indonesia, on Thursday, 15 October 2020 at 01:04 (GMT) -
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Minor magnitude 3.1 earthquake at 154 km depth
15 Oct 01:45 UTC: First to report: BMKG after 41 minutes.
19 Oct 12:31: Now using data updates from BMKG
19 Oct 12:31: Now using data updates from BMKG
Date & time: 15 Oct 2020 01:04:31 UTC -
Magnitude: 3.1
Depth: 154.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 0.08°S / 123.23°E
(Teluk Tomini, Indonesia)Nearest volcano: Ambang (161 km / 100 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
71 km (44 mi) SSE of Gorontalo (pop: 144,200) --> See nearby quakes!
109 km (68 mi) NNE of Luwuk (pop: 47,800) --> See nearby quakes!
234 km (145 mi) SW of Tomohon (pop: 27,600) --> See nearby quakes!
242 km (151 mi) SW of Tondano (Kabupaten Minahasa) (pop: 33,300) --> See nearby quakes!
250 km (155 mi) SW of Manado (pop: 451,900) --> See nearby quakes!
261 km (162 mi) SW of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe) (Kabupaten Minahasa Utara) (pop: 8,000) --> See nearby quakes!
277 km (172 mi) SW of Bitung (pop: 137,400) --> See nearby quakes!
312 km (194 mi) ENE of Poso (pop: 47,100) --> See nearby quakes!
Weather at epicenter at time of quake:
Scattered Clouds
29°C (84 F), humidity: 70%, wind: 2 m/s (4 kts) from SE
Primary data source: BMKG (Meteorological, Climatological, and Geophysical Agency of Indonesia)Scattered Clouds
29°C (84 F), humidity: 70%, wind: 2 m/s (4 kts) from SEEstimated released energy: 2.8 x 109 joules (783 kilowatt hours, equivalent to 0.674 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 3.1 | 154 km | Minahassa Peninsula, Sulawesi, Indonesia | BMKG |
| M 3.1 | 154 km | 71 Km SSE of Gorontalo, Indonesia | EMSC |
| M 3.1 | 154 km | Minahassa Peninsula, Sulawesi, Indonesia | BMKG |
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