Débil terremoto magnitud 3.9 - Banda Sea, 351 km SSE of Ambon City, Maluku, Indonesia, jueves, 20 ago. 2020 -

Débil terremoto magnitud 3.9 - Banda Sea, 351 km SSE of Ambon City, Maluku, Indonesia, jueves, 20 ago. 2020

Minor magnitude 3.9 earthquake at 71 km depth

20 Aug 22:12 UTC: Primero en informar: EMSC después de 13 minutos.
Fecha & hora: 20 Aug 2020 21:59:15 UTC -
Magnitud: 3.9
Profundidad: 71.0 km
Epicentro latitud / longitud: 6.37°S / 129.86°E (Mar de Banda, Indonesia)
Volcán mas cercano: Serua (17 km / 11 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
330 km al OSO de Tual (pop: 39,500) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
351 km al SSE de Ambon City (pop: 355,600) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
353 km al SSE de Amahai (pop: 47,700) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
396 km al NE de Lospalos (Timor-Leste) (pop: 17,200) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
442 km al ENE de Baucau (Timor-Leste) (pop: 16,000) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
450 km al SO de Mas (pop: 320) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
460 km al NE de Venilale (Timor-Leste) (pop: 16,000) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
474 km al NE de Viqueque (Timor-Leste) (pop: 6,080) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
2544 km al E de Yakarta (pop: 8,540,100) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
16 km al OSO de Pulau Kekeh Besar Island --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
186 km al NO de Pulau Yarngurual Island --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
Fuente primaria de datos: EMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)
Energía liberada estimada: 4.5 x 1010 joules (12.4 megawatt hours, equivalent to 10.7 tons of TNT) More info
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Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies

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MagnitudProfundidadUbicaciónFuente
M 3.971 kmBanda Sea (Indonesia)EMSC
M 3.971 kmBanda Sea (Indonesia)BMKG

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Débil terremoto magnitud 3.9 - Banda Sea, 351 km SSE of Ambon City, Maluku, Indonesia, jueves, 20 ago. 2020

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