Terremoto moderado mag. 4.4 - Maluku Sea, 175 km ESE of Gorontalo, Indonesia, Wednesday, 21 Oct. 2020 -

Terremoto moderado mag. 4.4 - Maluku Sea, 175 km ESE of Gorontalo, Indonesia, Wednesday, 21 Oct. 2020

Terremoto moderado magnitud 4.4 at 17 km depth

21 Oct 19:55 UTC: Primero en informar: BMKG después de 6 minutos.
22 Oct 10:55: Profundidad recalculada de 10.0 a 18.0 km (de 6.2 a 11.2 mi). Ubicación del epicentro corregida 5.7 km (3.5 mi) al NNW.
24 Oct 21:30: Profundidad recalculada de 18.0 a 17.0 km (de 11.2 a 10.6 mi).
Fecha & hora: 21 Oct 2020 19:49:01 UTC -
Hora local al epicentro: Thursday, 22 Oct 2020 03:49 (GMT +8)
Magnitud: 4.4
Profundidad: 17.0 km
Epicentro latitud / longitud: 0.17°S / 124.47°E (Maluku Sea, Indonesia)
Volcán mas cercano: Ambang (107 km / 66 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
169 km al SSO de Tomohon (pop: 27,600) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
171 km al SSO de Tondano (Kabupaten Minahasa) (pop: 33,300) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
175 km al ESE de Gorontalo (pop: 144,200) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
189 km al SSO de Manado (pop: 451,900) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
198 km al SSO de Bitung (pop: 137,400) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
206 km al ENE de Luwuk (pop: 47,800) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
341 km al OSO de Ternate (pop: 101,700) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
358 km al OSO de Sofifi (Kota Tidore Kepulauan) (pop: 36,200) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
476 km al NNE de Kendari (pop: 195,000) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
569 km al NO de Ambon City (pop: 355,600) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
Weather at epicenter at time of quake:
Overcast Clouds 27.5°C (82 F), humidity: 74%, wind: 4 m/s (8 kts) from SW
Fuente primaria de datos: BMKG (Meteorological, Climatological, and Geophysical Agency of Indonesia)
Energía liberada estimada: 2.5 x 1011 joules (69.8 megawatt hours, equivalent to 60 tons of TNT) More info
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MagnitudProfundidadUbicaciónFuente
4.417 kmSouthern Molucca Sea, IndonesiaBMKG
4.410 kmMolucca Sea, IndonesiaEMSC

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