Light mag. 4.4 earthquake - Banda Sea, Indonesia, on Thursday, 4 Mar 2021 4:14 am (GMT +9) -

Light mag. 4.4 earthquake - Banda Sea, Indonesia, on Thursday, 4 Mar 2021 4:14 am (GMT +9)

Light magnitude 4.4 earthquake at 114 km depth

3 Mar 19:20 UTC: First to report: BMKG after 5 minutes.
3 Mar 19:25: Magnitude recalculated from 4.5 to 4.4. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 86.0 to 114.0 km (from 53 to 71 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 5 km (3.1 mi) towards NNE.
Update Wed, 3 Mar 2021, 19:24
Moderate earthquake of magnitude 4.5 just reported 97 km northeast of Lospalos, Timor-Leste
4.5 quake 4 Mar 4:14 am (GMT +9)
4.5 quake 4 Mar 4:14 am (GMT +9)
An intermediate magnitude 4.5 earthquake was reported early morning near Lospalos, Lautém, Timor-Leste.
According to Indonesia's Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical Agency, the quake hit on Thursday 4 March 2021 at 4:14 am local time at an intermediate depth of 86 km. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.
Our monitoring service identified a second report from the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) which listed the quake at magnitude 4.4.
Towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Lospalos (pop. 17,200) located 97 km from the epicenter.
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Earthquake data:

Date & time: 3 Mar 2021 19:14:50 UTC -
Local time at epicenter: Thursday, 4 Mar 2021 4:14 am (GMT +9)
Magnitude: 4.4
Depth: 114.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 7.78°S / 127.54°E (Banda Sea, Indonesia)
Nearest volcano: Wurlali (149 km / 93 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
102 km (63 mi) NE of Lospalos (Timor-Leste) (pop: 17,200) --> See nearby quakes!
142 km (88 mi) ENE of Baucau (Timor-Leste) (pop: 16,000) --> See nearby quakes!
160 km (99 mi) NE of Venilale (Timor-Leste) (pop: 16,000) --> See nearby quakes!
233 km (145 mi) ENE of Delhi (Timor-Leste) (pop: 150,000) --> See nearby quakes!
241 km (150 mi) ENE of Aileu (Timor-Leste) (pop: 17,400) --> See nearby quakes!
326 km (203 mi) ENE of Atambua (Kabupaten Belu) (pop: 35,800) --> See nearby quakes!
384 km (239 mi) ENE of Kefamenanu (Kabupaten Timor Tengah Utara) (pop: 29,500) --> See nearby quakes!
426 km (265 mi) ENE of Soe (Kabupaten Timor Tengah Selatan) (pop: 27,700) --> See nearby quakes!
460 km (286 mi) S of Ambon City (pop: 355,600) --> See nearby quakes!
507 km (315 mi) ENE of Kupang (pop: 282,400) --> See nearby quakes!
206 km (128 mi) NE of Timor Island (pop: 3,182,700) --> See nearby quakes!
Weather at epicenter at time of quake:
Overcast Clouds 28.2°C (83 F), humidity: 75%, wind: 3 m/s (7 kts) from WSW
Primary data source: BMKG (Meteorological, Climatological, and Geophysical Agency of Indonesia)
Estimated released energy: 2.5 x 1011 joules (69.8 megawatt hours, equivalent to 60 tons of TNT) More info
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Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies

Info: The more agencies report about the same quake and post similar data, the more confidence you can have in the data. It takes normally up to a few hours until earthquake parameters are calculated with near-optimum precision.
MagnitudeDepthLocationSource
4.4114 kmBanda Sea, IndonesiaBMKG
4.4114 kmKEPULAUAN BARAT DAYA, INDONESIAEMSC

User reports for this quake (1)

User reports estimate the perceived ground shaking intensity according to the MMI (Modified Mercalli Intensity) scale.
sydney australia / Very weak shaking (MMI II) / single vertical bump / 2-5 s
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