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Minor mag. 3.0 earthquake - Savu Sea, 83 km northwest of Kefamenanu, Indonesia, on Thursday, Jan 26, 2023 at 7:47 pm (GMT +8) -

Minor magnitude 3.0 earthquake at 58 km depth

26 Jan 11:55 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 8 minutes.

Earthquake details

Date & time	Jan 26, 2023 11:47:23 UTC -
Local time at epicenter	Thursday, Jan 26, 2023 at 7:47 pm (GMT +8)
Status	Confirmed
Magnitude	3
Depth	58.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	8.96°S / 123.91°E (Savu Sea, Indonesia)
Antipode	8.96°N / 56.09°W
Shaking intensity	Not felt
Felt
Primary data source	EMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)
Nearest volcano	Sirung (56 km / 35 mi)
Nearby towns and cities	73 km (45 mi) NNE of Nusa Dua (pop: 2,350) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 83 km (51 mi) NW of Kefamenanu (Kabupaten Timor Tengah Utara) (pop: 29,500) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 108 km (67 mi) NNW of Soe (Kabupaten Timor Tengah Selatan) (pop: 27,700) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 109 km (68 mi) W of Atambua (Kabupaten Belu) (pop: 35,800) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 139 km (86 mi) NNE of Kupang (pop: 282,400) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 144 km (89 mi) W of mariana (Maliana, Timor-Leste) (pop: 22,000) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 148 km (92 mi) WSW of Maubara (Timor-Leste) (pop: 16,300) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 153 km (95 mi) WNW of Suai (Timor-Leste) (pop: 21,500) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 88 km (55 mi) SSW of Pura Island (pop: 5,350) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby
Weather at epicenter at time of quake	Broken Clouds 28.8°C (84 F), humidity: 75%, wind: 4 m/s (8 kts) from NNE
Estimated seismic energy released	2 x 10⁹ joules (554 kilowatt hours, equivalent to 0.477 tons of TNT) \| about seismic energy

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Mag.	Depth	Location	Source
3.0	58 km	FLORES REGION, INDONESIA	EMSC
3.0	58 km	Flores Region, Indonesia	RaspberryShake

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