Date & time | Dec 26, 2020 23:36:21 UTC |
Local time at epicenter | Sunday, Dec 27, 2020 at 8:36 am (GMT +9) |
Status | Confirmed |
Magnitude | 4.2 |
Depth | 148.0 km |
Epicenter latitude / longitude | 1.56°N / 127.27°E ![]() |
Antipode | 1.56°S / 52.73°W |
Shaking intensity | Very weak shaking |
Felt | 0 reports |
Primary data source | BMKG (Meteorological, Climatological, and Geophysical Agency of Indonesia) |
Nearest volcano | Gamkonora (34 km / 21 mi) |
Nearby towns and cities | 84 km (52 mi) WSW of Tobelo (Kabupaten Halmahera Utara) (pop: 10,000) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 87 km (54 mi) N of Ternate (pop: 101,700) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 97 km (60 mi) NNW of Sofifi (Kota Tidore Kepulauan) (pop: 36,200) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 232 km (144 mi) E of Bitung (pop: 137,400) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 255 km (159 mi) E of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe) (Kabupaten Minahasa Utara) (pop: 8,000) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 264 km (164 mi) E of Tondano (Kabupaten Minahasa) (pop: 33,300) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 269 km (167 mi) E of Manado (pop: 451,900) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 276 km (171 mi) E of Tomohon (pop: 27,600) | Show on map | Quakes nearby |
Weather at epicenter at time of quake | Overcast Clouds ![]() |
Estimated seismic energy released | 1.3 x 1011 joules (35 megawatt hours, equivalent to 30.1 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy |
Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
4.2 | 148 km | Halmahera, Indonesia | BMKG |
4.4 | 151 km | HALMAHERA, INDONESIA | EMSC |