Moderate mag. 4.4 earthquake - 134 km north of Kendari, Sulawesi Tenggara, Indonesia, on Tuesday, 3 Nov 2020 6:35 am (GMT +8) -

Moderate mag. 4.4 earthquake - 134 km north of Kendari, Sulawesi Tenggara, Indonesia, on Tuesday, 3 Nov 2020 6:35 am (GMT +8)

Moderate magnitude 4.4 earthquake at 10 km depth

2 Nov 22:40 UTC: First to report: BMKG after 5 minutes.
Date & time: 2 Nov 2020 22:35:05 UTC -
Local time at epicenter: Tuesday, 3 Nov 2020 6:35 am (GMT +8)
Magnitude: 4.4
Depth: 10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 2.8°S / 122.27°E (Banda Sea, Indonesia)
Nearby towns and cities:
134 km (83 mi) NNW of Kendari (pop: 195,000) --> See nearby quakes!
213 km (133 mi) SSW of Luwuk (pop: 47,800) --> See nearby quakes!
230 km (143 mi) SE of Poso (pop: 47,100) --> See nearby quakes!
231 km (144 mi) E of Palopo (pop: 129,300) --> See nearby quakes!
239 km (148 mi) N of Katabu (pop: 42,800) --> See nearby quakes!
289 km (180 mi) ENE of Sengkang (pop: 59,500) --> See nearby quakes!
290 km (180 mi) NE of Watampone (pop: 81,600) --> See nearby quakes!
340 km (211 mi) SE of Palu (pop: 282,400) --> See nearby quakes!
409 km (254 mi) NE of Makassar (pop: 1,321,700) --> See nearby quakes!
556 km (345 mi) SSW of Manado (pop: 451,900) --> See nearby quakes!
Weather at epicenter at time of quake:
Broken Clouds 27.3°C (81 F), humidity: 69%, wind: 1 m/s (3 kts) from SSW
Primary data source: BMKG (Meteorological, Climatological, and Geophysical Agency of Indonesia)
Estimated released energy: 2.5 x 1011 joules (69.8 megawatt hours, equivalent to 60 tons of TNT) More info
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Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies

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MagnitudeDepthLocationSource
M 4.410 kmSulawesi, IndonesiaBMKG
M 4.410 kmSULAWESI, INDONESIAEMSC

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Bungku (Indonesia, 43 km NW of epicenter) : Mild tremor (reported through EMSC)
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