Minor mag. 3.1 earthquake - Molucca Sea, 20 km south of Bitung, Indonesia, on Saturday, Dec 5, 2020 at 1:54 pm (GMT +8)
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Minor magnitude 3.1 earthquake at 134 km depth
5 Dec 06:01 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 7 minutes.
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Earthquake details
Date & time | Dec 5, 2020 05:54:35 UTC |
Local time at epicenter | Saturday, Dec 5, 2020 at 1:54 pm (GMT +8) |
Status | Confirmed |
Magnitude | 3.1 |
Depth | 134.0 km |
Epicenter latitude / longitude | 1.28°N / 125.21°E ![]() |
Antipode | 1.28°S / 54.79°W |
Shaking intensity | Not felt |
Primary data source | BMKG (Meteorological, Climatological, and Geophysical Agency of Indonesia) |
Nearest volcano | Klabat (26 km / 16 mi) |
Nearby towns and cities | 20 km (12 mi) S of Bitung (pop: 137,400) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 33 km (21 mi) E of Tondano (Kabupaten Minahasa) (pop: 33,300) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 35 km (22 mi) SE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe) (Kabupaten Minahasa Utara) (pop: 8,000) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 45 km (28 mi) E of Tomohon (pop: 27,600) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 46 km (29 mi) ESE of Manado (pop: 451,900) | Show on map | Quakes nearby |
Estimated seismic energy released | 2.8 x 109 joules (783 kilowatt hours, equivalent to 0.674 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy |
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Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
3.1 | 134 km | Northern Molucca Sea, Indonesia | BMKG |
3.1 | 134 km | MOLUCCA SEA, Indonesia | EMSC |
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