Mag. 3.4 earthquake - Banda Sea, 15 km north of Pulau Pombo Island, Maluku, Indonesia, on Monday, 3 August 2020 at 02:27 (GMT) -

Mag. 3.4 earthquake - Banda Sea, 15 km north of Pulau Pombo Island, Maluku, Indonesia, on Monday, 3 August 2020 at 02:27 (GMT)

Minor magnitude 3.4 earthquake at 10 km depth

3 Aug 02:45 UTC: Premier à signaler: BMKG après 18 minutes.
Aug 3 11:45: Magnitude recalculée de 3.5 à 3.4.
Date & time: 3 Aug 2020 02:27:46 UTC -
Magnitude: 3.4
Profondeur: 10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 3.4°S / 128.34°E (Banda Sea, Indonésie)
Volcan le plus près: Banda Api (210 km / 130 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
37 km NNE de Ambon City (pop: 355,600) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
65 km O de Amahai (pop: 47,700) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
2403 km E de Jakarta (pop: 8,540,100) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
15 km NNO de Pulau Pombo Island --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
24 km ESE de Pulau Kasa Island --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
84 km E de Pulau Tuban Island --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
Primary data source: BMKG (Meteorological, Climatological, and Geophysical Agency of Indonesia)
Estimated released energy: 7.9 x 109 joules (2.21 megawatt hours, equivalent to 1.9 tons of TNT) More info
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Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies

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MagnitudeProfondeurLocationSource
M 3.410 kmSeram, IndonesiaBMKG
M 3.510 kmSeram, IndonesiaEMSC

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Mag. 3.4 earthquake - Banda Sea, 15 km north of Pulau Pombo Island, Maluku, Indonesia, on Monday, 3 August 2020 at 02:27 (GMT)
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