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Moderate mag. 5.4 earthquake - Molucca Sea, 263 km northeast of Manado, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, on 24 Jul 9:07 pm (GMT +8)

Moderate magnitude 5.4 earthquake at 58 km depth

24 Jul 13:20 UTC: First to report: GFZ after 13 minutes.
24 Jul 13:22: Magnitude recalculated from 5.4 to 5.5. Epicenter location corrected by 1.6 km (1 mi) towards NW.
24 Jul 13:25: Now using data updates from BMKG

Earthquake details

Date & time	Jul 24, 2021 13:07:22 UTC
Local time at epicenter	24 Jul 9:07 pm (GMT +8)
Status	Confirmed
Magnitude	5.4
Depth	58.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	2.98°N / 126.68°E (Molucca Sea, Indonesia)
Antipode	2.98°S / 53.32°W
Shaking intensity	Light shaking near epicenter
Felt	0 reports
Primary data source	BMKG (Meteorological, Climatological, and Geophysical Agency of Indonesia)
Nearest volcano	Banua Wuhu (121 km / 75 mi)
Nearby towns and cities	203 km (126 mi) NW of Tobelo (Kabupaten Halmahera Utara) (pop: 10,000) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 237 km (147 mi) NE of Bitung (pop: 137,400) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 256 km (159 mi) NNW of Ternate (pop: 101,700) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 263 km (163 mi) NE of Manado (pop: 451,900) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 268 km (166 mi) NNW of Sofifi (Kota Tidore Kepulauan) (pop: 36,200) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 271 km (168 mi) NE of Tondano (Kabupaten Minahasa) (pop: 33,300) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 279 km (173 mi) NE of Tomohon (pop: 27,600) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 386 km (240 mi) SSE of General Santos City (Philippines) (pop: 679,600) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 403 km (250 mi) SSE of Polomolok (Philippines) (pop: 64,000) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 441 km (274 mi) SSE of Koronadal (Philippines) (pop: 125,500) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby
Weather at epicenter at time of quake	Overcast Clouds 28.5°C (83 F), humidity: 78%, wind: 10 m/s (19 kts) from SSW
Estimated seismic energy released	7.9 x 10¹² joules (2.21 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 1898 tons of TNT or 0.1 atomic bombs!) \| about seismic energy

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Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies

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Mag.	Depth	Location	Source
5.4	58 km	Indonesia: Northern Molucca Sea	BMKG
5.3	66 km	199 Km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia	USGS
5.3	68 km	Indonesia: MOLUCCA SEA	EMSC
5.4	10 km	Indonesia: Near Davao	RENASS
5.3	64 km	Talaud Islands, Indonesia	GFZ
4.8	9 km	Indonesia: 266 Km S 29° E of Sarangani (Davao Occidental)	PHIVOLCS
5.3	64 km	Indonesia: Northern Molucca Sea	GeoAu

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Aftershocks

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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (6 quakes)

Date and time	Mag Depth	Location	Details
Sep 18, 2021 14:49 1 year 27 weeks ago	4.4 10 km	Molucca Sea, 265 km NE of Manado, North Sulawesi, Indonesia	More
Sep 14, 2021 13:32 1 year 27 weeks ago	3.0 10 km	Molucca Sea, 259 km NE of Manado, North Sulawesi, Indonesia	More
Aug 13, 2021 21:19 1 year 32 weeks ago	3.5 1 km	Molucca Sea, 266 km NE of Manado, North Sulawesi, Indonesia	More
Aug 6, 2021 00:07 1 year 33 weeks ago	3.9 10 km	Molucca Sea, 259 km NE of Manado, North Sulawesi, Indonesia	More
Jul 28, 2021 12:30 1 year 34 weeks ago	3.3 31 km	Molucca Sea, 231 km NE of Bitung, North Sulawesi, Indonesia	More
Jul 24, 2021 14:44 1 year 35 weeks ago	3.4 113 km	Molucca Sea, 241 km NE of Manado, North Sulawesi, Indonesia	More

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