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Light mag. 3.1 earthquake - Ceram Sea, 102 km north of Ambon City, Maluku, Indonesia, on Monday, Nov 28, 2022 at 6:54 pm (GMT +9) -

Light magnitude 3.1 earthquake at 10 km depth

28 Nov 10:01 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 6 minutes.

Earthquake details

Date & time	Nov 28, 2022 09:54:39 UTC -
Local time at epicenter	Monday, Nov 28, 2022 at 6:54 pm (GMT +9)
Status	Confirmed
Magnitude	3.1
Depth	10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	2.81°S / 127.96°E (Ceram Sea, Indonesia)
Antipode	2.81°N / 52.04°W
Shaking intensity	Weak shaking near epicenter
Felt	0 reports
Primary data source	EMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)
Nearest volcano	Bibinoi (228 km / 142 mi)
Nearby towns and cities	102 km (63 mi) NNW of Ambon City (pop: 355,600) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 122 km (76 mi) WNW of Amahai (pop: 47,700) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 93 km (58 mi) NNW of Ambon Island (pop: 501,400) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby
Weather at epicenter at time of quake	Broken Clouds 29°C (84 F), humidity: 73%, wind: 4 m/s (8 kts) from NW
Estimated seismic energy released	2.8 x 10⁹ joules (783 kilowatt hours, equivalent to 0.674 tons of TNT) \| about seismic energy

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Mag.	Depth	Location	Source
3.1	10 km	CERAM SEA, INDONESIA	EMSC
3.1	10 km	Indonesia: Ceram Sea	RaspberryShake

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