Minor mag. 3.5 earthquake - Teluk Tomini, 41 km north of Pulau Mantalu Daka Island, Indonesia, on Saturday, 16 Jan 2021 10:56 am (GMT +8) -
This quake was likely an aftershock of the 6.2 quake Teluk Tomini, 52 km south of Gorontalo, Indonesia, 6 January 2021 20:59 GMT, which had occurred 9 days earlier.
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Minor magnitude 3.5 earthquake at 138 km depth
16 Jan 03:20 UTC: First to report: BMKG after 24 minutes.
Date & time: 16 Jan 2021 02:56:21 UTC -
Local time at epicenter: Saturday, 16 Jan 2021 10:56 am (GMT +8)
Magnitude: 3.5
Depth: 138.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 0.15°S / 123.07°E
(Teluk Tomini, Indonesia)Nearest volcano: Una Una (163 km / 101 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
76 km (48 mi) S of Gorontalo (pop: 144,200) --> See nearby quakes!
95 km (59 mi) NNE of Luwuk (pop: 47,800) --> See nearby quakes!
253 km (157 mi) SW of Tomohon (pop: 27,600) --> See nearby quakes!
261 km (162 mi) SW of Tondano (Kabupaten Minahasa) (pop: 33,300) --> See nearby quakes!
269 km (167 mi) SW of Manado (pop: 451,900) --> See nearby quakes!
293 km (182 mi) ENE of Poso (pop: 47,100) --> See nearby quakes!
296 km (184 mi) SW of Bitung (pop: 137,400) --> See nearby quakes!
366 km (227 mi) ENE of Palu (pop: 282,400) --> See nearby quakes!
449 km (279 mi) NE of Palopo (pop: 129,300) --> See nearby quakes!
472 km (293 mi) NE of Rantepao (pop: 40,400) --> See nearby quakes!
Weather at epicenter at time of quake:
Light Rain
28.8°C (84 F), humidity: 76%, wind: 6 m/s (13 kts) from W
Primary data source: BMKG (Meteorological, Climatological, and Geophysical Agency of Indonesia)Light Rain
28.8°C (84 F), humidity: 76%, wind: 6 m/s (13 kts) from WEstimated released energy: 1.1 x 1010 joules (3.12 megawatt hours, equivalent to 2.68 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 3.5 | 138 km | Minahassa Peninsula, Sulawesi, Indonesia | BMKG |
| M 3.5 | 138 km | SULAWESI, INDONESIA | EMSC |
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