Mag. 4.9 earthquake - Banda Sea, 15 km east of Ambon City, Maluku, Indonesia, on Thursday, 10 October 2019 at 04:39 (GMT) -
This quake was likely an aftershock of the 6.4 quake 33 km northeast of Ambon City, Maluku, Indonesia, 25 September 2019 23:46 GMT, which had occurred 2 semaines earlier.
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Light magnitude 4.9 earthquake at 10 km depth
10 Oct 04:47 UTC: Premier à signaler: GFZ après 8 minutes.
Magnitude: 4.9
Profondeur: 10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 3.68°S / 128.32°E

Volcan le plus près: Banda Api (196 km / 122 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
15 km E de Ambon City (pop: 355,600) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
77 km OSO de Amahai (pop: 47,700) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
451 km SO de Sorong (pop: 125,500) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
2396 km E de Jakarta (pop: 8,540,100) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
18 km SSO de Pulau Pombo Island --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
144 km OSO de Seram Island --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
Primary data source: GFZ (German Research Centre for Geosciences)
Estimated released energy: 1.4 x 1012 joules (392 megawatt hours, equivalent to 338 tons of TNT) More info
Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies
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Magnitude | Profondeur | Location | Source |
M 4.9 | 10 km | Seram, Indonesia | GFZ |
M 5.0 | 51 km | Seram, Indonesia | EMSC |
M 5.2 | 10 km | Seram, Indonesia | BMKG |
M 5.0 | 44 km | Seram, Indonesia | GeoAu |
M 5.0 | 54 km | 4km WSW of Passo, Indonesia | USGS |
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Natsepa / Moderate shaking (MMI V)
Natsepa / Moderate shaking (MMI V)
Ambon (9.1 km WNW of epicenter) [Map] / Strong shaking (MMI VI) (reported through our app)
24.5 km W of epicenter [Map] / Moderate shaking (MMI V) (reported through our app)
13.7 km W of epicenter [Map] / Moderate shaking (MMI V) (reported through our app)
10.2 km NW of epicenter [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) (reported through our app)
Natsepa / Moderate shaking (MMI V)
15.1 km W of epicenter [Map] / Strong shaking (MMI VI) (reported through our app)
9.3 km WNW of epicenter [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) (reported through our app)
28.4 km NNE of epicenter [Map] / Moderate shaking (MMI V) : Some panic in streets (reported through our app)

Poka, Ambon (13.6 km WNW of epicenter) [Map] / Very strong shaking (MMI VII) (reported through our app)
(Indonesia, 16 km SW of epicenter) : Though 5.0 but this earthquake feel very strong (reported through EMSC)
(Indonesia, 16 km SW of epicenter) : panique a l hotel (reported through EMSC)
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Mag. 4.9 earthquake - Banda Sea, 15 km east of Ambon City, Maluku, Indonesia, on Thursday, 10 October 2019 at 04:39 (GMT)Click here to search our database for earlier earthquakes in the same area since 1900!