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Light mag. 3.7 earthquake - Molucca Sea, 159 km southeast of Gorontalo, Indonesia, on Wednesday, Aug 17, 2022 at 6:29 am (GMT +8) -

Light magnitude 3.7 earthquake at 26 km depth

16 Aug 22:41 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 12 minutes.

Earthquake details

Date & time	Aug 16, 2022 22:29:40 UTC -
Local time at epicenter	Wednesday, Aug 17, 2022 at 6:29 am (GMT +8)
Status	Confirmed
Magnitude	3.7
Depth	26.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	0.07°S / 124.36°E (Molucca Sea, Indonesia)
Antipode	0.07°N / 55.64°W
Shaking intensity	Weak shaking near epicenter
Felt	0 reports
Primary data source	EMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)
Nearest volcano	Ambang (90 km / 56 mi)
Nearby towns and cities	159 km (99 mi) ESE of Gorontalo (pop: 144,200) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 162 km (101 mi) SSW of Tomohon (pop: 27,600) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 165 km (102 mi) SSW of Tondano (Kabupaten Minahasa) (pop: 33,300) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 181 km (112 mi) SSW of Manado (pop: 451,900) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 186 km (116 mi) SSW of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe) (Kabupaten Minahasa Utara) (pop: 8,000) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 193 km (120 mi) SSW of Bitung (pop: 137,400) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 201 km (125 mi) ENE of Luwuk (pop: 47,800) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby
Weather at epicenter at time of quake	Overcast Clouds 26.5°C (80 F), humidity: 78%, wind: 5 m/s (9 kts) from SW
Estimated seismic energy released	2.2 x 10¹⁰ joules (6.22 megawatt hours, equivalent to 5.35 tons of TNT) \| about seismic energy

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Mag.	Depth	Location	Source
3.7	26 km	Indonesia: MOLUCCA SEA	EMSC
3.7	26 km	Indonesia: Southern Molucca Sea	RaspberryShake

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