Mag. 4.3 earthquake - Philippine Sea, 31 km west of Datume, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, on Sunday, 29 Nov 2020 9:02 am (GMT +8) -
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Light magnitude 4.3 earthquake at 68 km depth
29 Nov 02:55 UTC: First to report: BMKG after 1 hour and 52 minutes.
29 Nov 03:00: Magnitude recalculated from 4.4 to 4.3. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 15.0 to 68.0 km (from 9.3 to 42 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 13 km (8.1 mi) towards SSW.
29 Nov 03:00: Magnitude recalculated from 4.4 to 4.3. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 15.0 to 68.0 km (from 9.3 to 42 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 13 km (8.1 mi) towards SSW.
Local time at epicenter: Sunday, 29 Nov 2020 9:02 am (GMT +8)
Magnitude: 4.3
Depth: 68.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 3.79°N / 126.41°E
(Philippines Sea, Indonesia)Nearest volcano: Awu (102 km / 63 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
285 km (177 mi) SSE of Alabel (Philippines) (pop: 43,300) --> See nearby quakes!
290 km (180 mi) NW of Tobelo (Kabupaten Halmahera Utara) (pop: 10,000) --> See nearby quakes!
293 km (182 mi) SSE of General Santos (Philippines) (pop: 679,600) --> See nearby quakes!
293 km (182 mi) NNE of Bitung (pop: 137,400) --> See nearby quakes!
310 km (192 mi) NE of Manado (pop: 451,900) --> See nearby quakes!
323 km (200 mi) NNE of Tondano (Kabupaten Minahasa) (pop: 33,300) --> See nearby quakes!
328 km (204 mi) NNE of Tomohon (pop: 27,600) --> See nearby quakes!
351 km (218 mi) NNW of Ternate (pop: 101,700) --> See nearby quakes!
363 km (225 mi) NNW of Sofifi (Kota Tidore Kepulauan) (pop: 36,200) --> See nearby quakes!
2441 km (1517 mi) ENE of Jakarta (pop: 8,540,100) --> See nearby quakes!
38 km (24 mi) WSW of Pulau Sara Kecil Island --> See nearby quakes!
129 km (80 mi) SW of Pulau Magupung Island --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: BMKG (Meteorological, Climatological, and Geophysical Agency of Indonesia)
Estimated 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 | 68 km | Talaud Islands, Indonesia | BMKG |
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