Light mag. 3.6 earthquake - Molucca Sea, 123 km east of Bitung, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, on Tuesday, May 17, 2022 at 3:24 pm (GMT +9) -
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Light magnitude 3.6 earthquake at 10 km depth
17 May 06:36 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 12 minutes.
Earthquake details
Date & time | May 17, 2022 06:24:51 UTC - |
Local time at epicenter | Tuesday, May 17, 2022 at 3:24 pm (GMT +9) |
Status | Confirmed |
Magnitude | 3.6 |
Depth | 10.0 km |
Epicenter latitude / longitude | 1.55°N / 126.29°E ![]() |
Antipode | 1.55°S / 53.71°W |
Shaking intensity | Light shaking near epicenter |
Felt | 0 reports |
Primary data source | EMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre) |
Nearest volcano | Tangkoko (121 km / 75 mi) |
Nearby towns and cities | 123 km (76 mi) E of Bitung (pop: 137,400) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 146 km (91 mi) E of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe) (Kabupaten Minahasa Utara) (pop: 8,000) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 148 km (92 mi) NW of Ternate (pop: 101,700) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 156 km (97 mi) E of Tondano (Kabupaten Minahasa) (pop: 33,300) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 160 km (100 mi) E of Manado (pop: 451,900) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 167 km (104 mi) E of Tomohon (pop: 27,600) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 168 km (104 mi) WNW of Sofifi (Kota Tidore Kepulauan) (pop: 36,200) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 192 km (119 mi) W of Tobelo (Kabupaten Halmahera Utara) (pop: 10,000) | Show on map | Quakes nearby |
Weather at epicenter at time of quake | Broken Clouds ![]() |
Estimated seismic energy released | 1.6 x 1010 joules (4.4 megawatt hours, equivalent to 3.79 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy |
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Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
3.6 | 10 km | Indonesia: MOLUCCA SEA | EMSC |
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