Minor mag. 3.2 earthquake - Teluk Tomini, 71 km south of Gorontalo, Indonesia, on Saturday, 5 Dec 2020 9:01 pm (GMT +8) -
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Minor magnitude 3.2 earthquake at 136 km depth
5 Dec 13:20 UTC: First to report: BMKG after 19 minutes.
5 Dec 14:25: Magnitude recalculated from 3.0 to 3.2. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 125.0 to 136.0 km (from 78 to 85 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 9.9 km (6.2 mi) towards ENE.
10 Dec 13:31: Now using data updates from BMKG
5 Dec 14:25: Magnitude recalculated from 3.0 to 3.2. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 125.0 to 136.0 km (from 78 to 85 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 9.9 km (6.2 mi) towards ENE.
10 Dec 13:31: Now using data updates from BMKG
Date & time: 5 Dec 2020 13:01:38 UTC -
Local time at epicenter: Saturday, 5 Dec 2020 9:01 pm (GMT +8)
Magnitude: 3.2
Depth: 136.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 0.09°S / 123.19°E
(Teluk Tomini, Indonesia)Nearest volcano: Una Una (167 km / 104 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
71 km (44 mi) SSE of Gorontalo (pop: 144,200) --> See nearby quakes!
106 km (66 mi) NNE of Luwuk (pop: 47,800) --> See nearby quakes!
238 km (148 mi) SW of Tomohon (pop: 27,600) --> See nearby quakes!
247 km (153 mi) SW of Tondano (Kabupaten Minahasa) (pop: 33,300) --> See nearby quakes!
254 km (158 mi) SW of Manado (pop: 451,900) --> See nearby quakes!
265 km (165 mi) SW of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe) (Kabupaten Minahasa Utara) (pop: 8,000) --> See nearby quakes!
281 km (175 mi) SW of Bitung (pop: 137,400) --> See nearby quakes!
308 km (191 mi) ENE of Poso (pop: 47,100) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: BMKG (Meteorological, Climatological, and Geophysical Agency of Indonesia)
Estimated released energy: 4 x 109 joules (1.11 megawatt hours, equivalent to 0.951 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 3.2 | 136 km | Minahassa Peninsula, Sulawesi, Indonesia | BMKG |
| M 3.0 | 125 km | SULAWESI, INDONESIA | EMSC |
| M 3.2 | 136 km | Minahassa Peninsula, Sulawesi, Indonesia | BMKG |
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