Mag. 3.0 earthquake - Molucca Sea, 34 km east of Pulau Mantalu Daka Island, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia, on Thursday, 14 Jan 2021 8:13 pm (GMT +8) -
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Minor magnitude 3.0 earthquake at 10 km depth
14 Jan 12:25 UTC: First to report: BMKG after 12 minutes.
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Local time at epicenter: Thursday, 14 Jan 2021 8:13 pm (GMT +8)
Magnitude: 3
Depth: 10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 0.47°S / 123.4°E
(Molucca Sea, Indonesia)Nearest volcano: Ambang (176 km / 109 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
87 km (54 mi) NE of Luwuk (pop: 47,800) --> See nearby quakes!
118 km (73 mi) SSE of Gorontalo (pop: 144,200) --> See nearby quakes!
253 km (157 mi) SW of Tomohon (pop: 27,600) --> See nearby quakes!
259 km (161 mi) SW of Tondano (Kabupaten Minahasa) (pop: 33,300) --> See nearby quakes!
270 km (168 mi) SW of Manado (pop: 451,900) --> See nearby quakes!
279 km (174 mi) SW of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe) (Kabupaten Minahasa Utara) (pop: 8,000) --> See nearby quakes!
292 km (182 mi) SW of Bitung (pop: 137,400) --> See nearby quakes!
312 km (194 mi) ENE of Poso (pop: 47,100) --> See nearby quakes!
1945 km (1209 mi) ENE of Jakarta (pop: 8,540,100) --> See nearby quakes!
34 km (21 mi) E of Pulau Mantalu Daka Island --> See nearby quakes!
Weather at epicenter at time of quake:
Few Clouds
29.8°C (86 F), humidity: 67%, wind: 1 m/s (3 kts) from NNE
Primary data source: BMKG (Meteorological, Climatological, and Geophysical Agency of Indonesia)
Few Clouds
29.8°C (86 F), humidity: 67%, wind: 1 m/s (3 kts) from NNEEstimated released energy: 2 x 109 joules (554 kilowatt hours, equivalent to 0.477 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 3.0 | 10 km | Minahassa Peninsula, Sulawesi, Indonesia | BMKG |
| M 3.0 | 10 km | SULAWESI, INDONESIA | EMSC |
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Mag. 3.0 earthquake - Molucca Sea, 34 km east of Pulau Mantalu Daka Island, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia, on Thursday, 14 Jan 2021 8:13 pm (GMT +8)Click here to search our database for earlier earthquakes in the same area since 1900!
