Magnitude 5.3 - MOLUCCA SEA
2012 January 16 10:26:46 UTC
Earthquake Details
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| Magnitude | 5.3 |
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| Location | 0.249°S, 125.460°E |
| Depth | 55.4 km (34.4 miles) |
| Region | MOLUCCA SEA |
| Distances | 205 km (127 miles) SSE of Manado, Sulawesi, Indonesia 242 km (150 miles) WSW of Ternate, Moluccas, Indonesia 918 km (570 miles) N of DILI, Timor-Leste 1476 km (917 miles) NNW of DARWIN, Northern Territory, Australia |
| Location Uncertainty | horizontal +/- 13.4 km (8.3 miles); depth +/- 9.6 km (6.0 miles) |
| Parameters | NST= 89, Nph= 94, Dmin=240.5 km, Rmss=1.34 sec, Gp= 50°, M-type=body wave magnitude (Mb), Version=5 |
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| Event ID | usc0007lmd |
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