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Light mag. 4.2 earthquake - Molucca Sea, 96 km northwest of Ternate, North Maluku, Indonesia, on 8 Jun 4:03 pm (GMT +9)

Light magnitude 4.2 earthquake at 94 km depth

8 Jun 07:12 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 9 minutes.
8 Jun 07:15: Now using data updates from BMKG

Update Tue, 8 Jun 2021, 07:18

Moderate earthquake of magnitude 4.2 just reported 96 km northwest of Ternate, Indonesia

4.2 quake 8 Jun 4:03 pm (GMT +9)

Just 14 minutes ago, a 4.2-magnitude earthquake struck near Ternate, North Maluku, Indonesia. The tremor was recorded in the afternoon on Tuesday 8 June 2021 at 4:03 pm local time, at an intermediate depth of 94 km below the surface.
The event was filed by Indonesia's Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical Agency, the first seismological agency to report it.
A second report was later issued by the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), which listed it as a magnitude 4.2 earthquake as well.
Towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Ternate (pop. 101,700) located 96 km from the epicenter.

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Earthquake details

Date & time	Jun 8, 2021 07:03:57 UTC
Local time at epicenter	8 Jun 4:03 pm (GMT +9)
Status	Confirmed
Magnitude	4.2
Depth	94.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	1.56°N / 127°E (Molucca Sea, Indonesia)
Antipode	1.56°S / 53°W
Shaking intensity	Very weak shaking
Felt	0 reports
Primary data source	BMKG (Meteorological, Climatological, and Geophysical Agency of Indonesia)
Nearest volcano	Gamkonora (61 km / 38 mi)
Nearby towns and cities	96 km (59 mi) NNW of Ternate (pop: 101,700) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 111 km (69 mi) NW of Sofifi (Kota Tidore Kepulauan) (pop: 36,200) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 114 km (71 mi) W of Tobelo (Kabupaten Halmahera Utara) (pop: 10,000) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 202 km (125 mi) E of Bitung (pop: 137,400) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 225 km (140 mi) E of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe) (Kabupaten Minahasa Utara) (pop: 8,000) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 234 km (145 mi) E of Tondano (Kabupaten Minahasa) (pop: 33,300) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 239 km (149 mi) E of Manado (pop: 451,900) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 246 km (153 mi) E of Tomohon (pop: 27,600) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby
Weather at epicenter at time of quake	Few Clouds 28.6°C (83 F), humidity: 76%, wind: 6 m/s (12 kts) from SSW
Estimated seismic energy released	1.3 x 10¹¹ joules (35 megawatt hours, equivalent to 30.1 tons of TNT) \| about seismic energy

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Mag.	Depth	Location	Source
4.2	94 km	Halmahera, Indonesia	BMKG
4.2	94 km	HALMAHERA, INDONESIA	EMSC

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Seismograms

Seismic station: Davao, Philippines (DAV/IU network) | Distance from quake: 633 km / 393 mi | Show on map | Station Info

Seismic station Davao, Philippines: vertical movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismogram (vertical component) around time of quake. Thin dotted red line indicates time of quake. Seismic waves arrive some time later, depending on distance. Bandpass filter applied: 0.2-5.0 Hz. Source: IRIS Buffer of Uniform Data (BUD) webtool

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