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Moderate mag. 4.5 earthquake - Molucca Sea, 91 km north of Tobelo, Indonesia, on Sunday, Mar 19, 2023 at 3:23 pm (GMT +9) -

This quake was likely an aftershock of the 6.8 quake Molucca Sea, 275 km north of Ternate, North Maluku, Indonesia, Feb 24, 2023 5:02 am (GMT +9), which had occurred 3 weeks earlier.

Moderate mag. 4.5 earthquake - Molucca Sea, 91 km north of Tobelo, Indonesia, on Sunday, Mar 19, 2023 at 3:23 pm (GMT +9)

Moderate magnitude 4.5 earthquake at 13 km depth

19 Mar 06:32 UTC: First to report: RaspberryShake after 9 minutes.

Earthquake details

Date & time	Mar 19, 2023 06:23:26 UTC -
Local time at epicenter	Sunday, Mar 19, 2023 at 3:23 pm (GMT +9)
Status	Confirmed
Magnitude	4.5
Depth	13.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	2.51°N / 127.77°E (Molucca Sea, Indonesia)
Antipode	2.51°S / 52.23°W
Shaking intensity	Light shaking near epicenter
Felt	0 reports
Primary data source	RaspberryShake (RaspberryShake)
Nearest volcano	Tarakan (76 km / 47 mi)
Nearby towns and cities	91 km (56 mi) NNW of Tobelo (Kabupaten Halmahera Utara) (pop: 10,000) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 196 km (122 mi) NNE of Ternate (pop: 101,700) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 199 km (123 mi) N of Sofifi (Kota Tidore Kepulauan) (pop: 36,200) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby
Weather at epicenter at time of quake	Few Clouds 28.6°C (84 F), humidity: 71%, wind: 4 m/s (7 kts) from NNE
Estimated seismic energy released	3.5 x 10¹¹ joules (98.6 megawatt hours, equivalent to 84.8 tons of TNT) \| about seismic energy

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Mag.	Depth	Location	Source
4.5	13 km	Indonesia: Northern Molucca Sea	RaspberryShake
4.5	19 km	Indonesia: 369 Km S 33° E of Balut Island (Municipality Of Sarangani) (Davao Occidental)	PHIVOLCS
4.5	13 km	Indonesia: MOLUCCA SEA	EMSC

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