Moderado terremoto magnitud 5.0 - Banda Sea, 236 km WSW of Tual, Maluku, Indonesia, miércoles, 07 oct. 2020 -
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Moderate magnitude 5.0 earthquake at 150 km depth
7 Oct 06:26 UTC: Primero en informar: EMSC después de 12 minutos.
7 Oct 06:30: Ahora usando una nueva fuente de datos: BMKG
7 Oct 18:35: Magnitud recalculada de 4.7 a 5.0. Profundidad recalculada de 162.0 a 150.0 km (de 101 a 93 mi). Ubicación del epicentro corregida 5 km (3.1 mi) al ENE.
12 Oct 01:15: Ahora usando una nueva fuente de datos: BMKG
7 Oct 06:30: Ahora usando una nueva fuente de datos: BMKG
7 Oct 18:35: Magnitud recalculada de 4.7 a 5.0. Profundidad recalculada de 162.0 a 150.0 km (de 101 a 93 mi). Ubicación del epicentro corregida 5 km (3.1 mi) al ENE.
12 Oct 01:15: Ahora usando una nueva fuente de datos: BMKG
Magnitud: 5
Profundidad: 150.0 km
Epicentro latitud / longitud: 6.03°S / 130.66°E

Volcán mas cercano: Manuk (68 km / 42 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
236 km al OSO de Tual (pop: 39,500) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
356 km al SSE de Amahai (pop: 47,700) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
362 km al SO de Mas (pop: 320) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
378 km al SE de Ambon City (pop: 355,600) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
2634 km al E de Yakarta (pop: 8,540,100) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
81 km al ENE de Pulau Kekeh Besar Island --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
231 km al O de Nuhu Roa Island --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
Weather at epicenter at time of quake:
Broken Clouds
27.8°C (82 F), humidity: 80%, wind: 4 m/s (7 kts) from ESE
Fuente primaria de datos: BMKG (Meteorological, Climatological, and Geophysical Agency of Indonesia)
Broken Clouds

Energía liberada estimada: 2 x 1012 joules (554 megawatt hours, equivalent to 477 tons of TNT) More info
Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies
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Magnitud | Profundidad | Ubicación | Fuente |
M 5.0 | 150 km | - 240 km W of Tual, Indonesia | BMKG |
M 4.5 | 132 km | Banda Sea, Indonesia | EMSC |
M 4.5 | 129 km | 240 Km W of Tual, Indonesia | USGS |
M 4.6 | 134 km | Banda Sea, Indonesia | GFZ |
M 5.0 | 150 km | Banda Sea, Indonesia | BMKG |
M 4.5 | 129 km | 240 Km W of Tual, Indonesia | USGS |
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There are no user reports for this quake yet. If you felt it Aftershocks of the M 5.0 terremoto: Mar de Banda, 236 km al oeste de Tual, Maluku, Indonesia Wed, 7 Oct 2020 06:13
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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (1 quakes):- 17 Oct 2020 02:37 UTC| M 4.6 |185 km (115 mi) depth|18 km (11 mi) distance| BMKG | Details
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