Leve terremoto magnitud 4.1 - Halmahera Sea, 143 km WNW of Sorong, West Papua, Indonesia, domingo, 18 oct. 2020 -

Leve terremoto magnitud 4.1 - Halmahera Sea, 143 km WNW of Sorong, West Papua, Indonesia, domingo, 18 oct. 2020

Light magnitude 4.1 earthquake at 11 km depth

18 Oct 02:30 UTC: Primero en informar: BMKG después de 11 minutos.
Fecha & hora: 18 Oct 2020 02:19:49 UTC -
Hora local al epicentro: 18 Oct 11:19 am (GMT +9)
Magnitud: 4.1
Profundidad: 11.0 km
Epicentro latitud / longitud: 0.2°S / 130.17°E (Halmahera Sea, Indonesia)
Nearby towns and cities:
143 km al ONO de Sorong (pop: 125,500) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
309 km al ESE de Sofifi (Kota Tidore Kepulauan) (pop: 36,200) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
322 km al SE de Tobelo (Kabupaten Halmahera Utara) (pop: 10,000) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
329 km al ESE de Ternate (pop: 101,700) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
372 km al SSO de Tobi Village (Hatobohei, Palaos) (pop: 44) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
376 km al NNE de Amahai (pop: 47,700) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
439 km al O de Manokwari (pop: 53,200) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
447 km al NNE de Ambon City (pop: 355,600) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
461 km al NO de Mas (pop: 320) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
2674 km al ENE de Yakarta (pop: 8,540,100) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
15 km al NNO de Pulau Minyaifun Island --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
153 km al NNO de Pulau Meslu Kecil Island --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
Weather at epicenter at time of quake:
Moderate Rain 27.6°C (82 F), humidity: 77%, wind: 5 m/s (9 kts) from W
Fuente primaria de datos: BMKG (Meteorological, Climatological, and Geophysical Agency of Indonesia)
Energía liberada estimada: 8.9 x 1010 joules (24.8 megawatt hours, equivalent to 21.3 tons of TNT) More info
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Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies

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MagnitudProfundidadUbicaciónFuente
M 4.111 kmIrian Jaya Region, IndonesiaBMKG
M 4.111 kmPapua Region, IndonesiaEMSC

User reports for this quake (1)

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Atlas Pearl Farm Alyui Bay, Raja Ampat west papua (9.7 km E of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV)
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