Magnitude 4.7 - MOLUCCA SEA
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2012 May 16 05:24:06 UTC
Earthquake Details
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| Magnitude | 4.7 |
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| Location | 1.047°N, 126.285°E |
| Depth | 20.4 km (12.7 miles) |
| Region | MOLUCCA SEA |
| Distances | 126 km (78 miles) WNW of Ternate, Moluccas, Indonesia 167 km (103 miles) ESE of Manado, Sulawesi, Indonesia 1065 km (661 miles) N of DILI, Timor-Leste 1608 km (999 miles) SSE of MANILA, Philippines |
| Location Uncertainty | horizontal +/- 15.7 km (9.8 miles); depth +/- 7.8 km (4.8 miles) |
| Parameters | NST= 73, Nph= 73, Dmin=124.7 km, Rmss=0.54 sec, Gp= 50°, M-type=body wave magnitude (Mb), Version=7 |
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| Event ID | usb0009qw9 |
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