Moderate mag. 4.9 earthquake - 184 km south of Manado, Sulawesi Utara, Indonesia, on 21 Oct 3:27 am (GMT +8) -

Moderate mag. 4.9 earthquake - 184 km south of Manado, Sulawesi Utara, Indonesia, on 21 Oct 3:27 am (GMT +8)

Moderate magnitude 4.9 earthquake at 10 km depth

20 Oct 19:35 UTC: First to report: BMKG after 8 minutes.
20 Oct 19:40: Epicenter location corrected by 2.5 km (1.5 mi) towards SSE.
Date & time: 20 Oct 2020 19:27:07 UTC -
Local time at epicenter: 21 Oct 3:27 am (GMT +8)
Magnitude: 4.9
Depth: 10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 0.17°S / 124.77°E (Maluku Sea, Indonesia)
Nearest volcano: Ambang (108 km / 67 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
165 km (102 mi) S of Tondano (Kabupaten Minahasa) (pop: 33,300) --> See nearby quakes!
165 km (103 mi) S of Tomohon (pop: 27,600) --> See nearby quakes!
184 km (114 mi) S of Manado (pop: 451,900) --> See nearby quakes!
186 km (115 mi) S of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe) (Kabupaten Minahasa Utara) (pop: 8,000) --> See nearby quakes!
187 km (116 mi) SSW of Bitung (pop: 137,400) --> See nearby quakes!
206 km (128 mi) ESE of Gorontalo (pop: 144,200) --> See nearby quakes!
237 km (147 mi) ENE of Luwuk (pop: 47,800) --> See nearby quakes!
310 km (192 mi) WSW of Ternate (pop: 101,700) --> See nearby quakes!
326 km (203 mi) WSW of Sofifi (Kota Tidore Kepulauan) (pop: 36,200) --> See nearby quakes!
546 km (339 mi) NW of Ambon City (pop: 355,600) --> See nearby quakes!
Weather at epicenter at time of quake:
Overcast Clouds 27.9°C (82 F), humidity: 74%, wind: 4 m/s (7 kts) from SW
Primary data source: BMKG (Meteorological, Climatological, and Geophysical Agency of Indonesia)
Estimated released energy: 1.4 x 1012 joules (392 megawatt hours, equivalent to 338 tons of TNT) More info
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Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies

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MagnitudeDepthLocationSource
M 4.910 km- 162 km S of Tomohon, IndonesiaBMKG
M 4.659 km162 Km S of Tomohon, IndonesiaUSGS

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