Magnitude 4.9 - MOLUCCA SEA
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2012 May 19 05:10:36 UTC
Earthquake Details
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| Magnitude | 4.9 |
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| Location | 0.037°S, 125.538°E |
| Depth | 41.7 km (25.9 miles) |
| Region | MOLUCCA SEA |
| Distances | 187 km (116 miles) SSE of Manado, Sulawesi, Indonesia 224 km (139 miles) WSW of Ternate, Moluccas, Indonesia 942 km (585 miles) N of DILI, Timor-Leste 1493 km (927 miles) NNW of DARWIN, Northern Territory, Australia |
| Location Uncertainty | horizontal +/- 14.1 km (8.8 miles); depth +/- 9.2 km (5.7 miles) |
| Parameters | NST= 87, Nph= 88, Dmin=222.6 km, Rmss=1.25 sec, Gp= 50°, M-type=body wave magnitude (Mb), Version=7 |
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| Event ID | usb0009t9v |
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