Leggero terremoto magnitudine 4.3 - Banda Sea, 284 km a ovest da Tual, Maluku, Indonesia, venerdì, 09 ottobre 2020 -

Leggero terremoto magnitudine 4.3 - Banda Sea, 284 km a ovest da Tual, Maluku, Indonesia, venerdì, 09 ottobre 2020

Light magnitude 4.3 earthquake at 174 km depth

9 Oct 01:05 UTC: Primo a segnalare: BMKG dopo 12 minuti.
9 Oct 01:10: Ora utilizzando nuova fonte di dati: BMKG
12 Oct 01:16: Magnitudine ricalcolata da 4.2 a 4.3. Profondità ricalcolata da 171.0 a 174.0 km (da 106 a 108 mi). Posizione dell'epicentro corretta di 6.7 km (4.2 mi) al O.
Data & ora: 9 Oct 2020 00:52:54 UTC -
Magnitudine: 4.3
Profondità: 174.0 km
Epicentro latitudine / longitudine: 6.39°S / 130.3°E (Banda Sea, Indonesia)
Vulcano più vicino: Serua (41 km / 25 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
284 km OSO da Tual (pop: 39,500) --> Vedi sismi vicini
372 km SSE da Amahai (pop: 47,700) --> Vedi sismi vicini
381 km SE da Ambon City (pop: 355,600) --> Vedi sismi vicini
419 km SO da Mas (pop: 320) --> Vedi sismi vicini
434 km ENE da Lospalos (Timor Est) (pop: 17,200) --> Vedi sismi vicini
483 km ENE da Baucau (Timor Est) (pop: 16,000) --> Vedi sismi vicini
500 km ENE da Venilale (Timor Est) (pop: 16,000) --> Vedi sismi vicini
513 km ENE da Viqueque (Timor Est) (pop: 6,080) --> Vedi sismi vicini
528 km ENE da Manatutu (Timor Est) (pop: 1,920) --> Vedi sismi vicini
2593 km E da Giacarta (pop: 8,540,100) --> Vedi sismi vicini
36 km ESE da Pulau Kekeh Besar Island --> Vedi sismi vicini
183 km NO da Pulau Yamdena Island --> Vedi sismi vicini
Weather at epicenter at time of quake:
Overcast Clouds 27°C (81 F), humidity: 82%, wind: 7 m/s (14 kts) from ESE
Fonte dati primaria: BMKG (Meteorological, Climatological, and Geophysical Agency of Indonesia)
Stima dell'energia sismica liberata: 1.8 x 1011 joules (49.4 megawatt hours, equivalent to 42.5 tons of TNT) More info
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MagnitudineProfonditàUbicazioneFonte
M 4.3174 kmBanda Sea, IndonesiaBMKG
M 4.2178 kmBanda Sea, IndonesiaEMSC
M 4.3174 kmBanda Sea, IndonesiaBMKG

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