Earthquake information: moderate magnitude. 4.7 earthquake



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Mag. Moderate 4.7 Earthquake - Philippine Sea, Indonesia, Monday March 15, 2021 at 21:31 (GMT +9)

Moderate magnitude 4.7 earthquake at 10 km depth

March 15 12:40 UTC: First to report: BMKG after 9 minutes.

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Date and Time: March 15, 2021 12:31:17 UTC –
Local time at the epicenter: Monday, March 15, 2021 9:31 pm (GMT +9)
Magnitude: 4.7
Depth: 10.0 km
Latitude / Longitude of Epicenter: 4 ° N / 128.3 ° E (Philippine Sea, Indonesia)
Nearest volcano: Tarakan (247 km / 153 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
255 km (158 miles) N of Tobelo (North Halmahera Regency) (pop: 10,000) -> See nearby earthquakes!
371 km (231 miles) FOUR of Ternate (pop: 101,700) -> See nearby earthquakes!
372 km (231 miles) FOUR of Sofifi (City of the Tidore Islands) (pop: 36,200) -> See nearby earthquakes!
402 km (250 miles) SE of Mati (Philippines) (pop: 105,900) -> See nearby earthquakes!
419 km (260 miles) ESE of General Santos (Philippines) (pop: 679,600) -> See nearby earthquakes!
447 km (277 miles) NE of Bitung (pop: 137,400) -> See nearby earthquakes!
447 km (278 miles) SE of Digos (Philippines) (pop: 116,100) -> See nearby earthquakes!
475 km (295 miles) NE of Manado (pop: 451,900) -> See nearby earthquakes!
481 km (299 miles) NE of Tondano (Minahasa regency) (pop: 33,300) -> See nearby earthquakes!
490 km (304 miles) NE of Tomohon (pop: 27,600) -> See nearby earthquakes!

Weather at the epicenter at the time of the earthquake:
Cloudy clouds 29.1 ° C (84 F), humidity: 68%, wind: 4 m / s (8 knots) from ENE

Primary data source: BMKG (Indonesian Meteorological, Climatological and Geophysical Agency)
Estimated released energy: 7.1 x 10eleven joules (197 megawatt hours, equivalent to 169 tons of TNT) More information

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Magnitude Depth Location Source
M 4.7 10 kilometres North of Halmahera, Indonesia BMKG
M 4.7 10 kilometres NORTH OF HALMAHERA, INDONESIA EMSC

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