2026-04-02 03:23:53 (M5.9) Molucca Sea 1.2 126.4 (70fa9)

M5.9 Earthquake - Molucca Sea

Preliminary Report

Magnitude	5.9
Date-Time	Universal Time (UTC): 2 Apr 2026 03:23:54 Time near the Epicenter (1): 2 Apr 2026 12:23:54 Time in your area (1): 2 Apr 2026 08:53:54
Location	1.155N 126.434E
Depth	35 km
Distances	113.1 km (70.1 mi) WNW of Ternate, Indonesia 133.4 km (82.7 mi) WNW of Sofifi, Indonesia 148.8 km (92.2 mi) ESE of Bitung, Indonesia 170.2 km (105.5 mi) E of Tondano, Indonesia 180.1 km (111.7 mi) ESE of Manado, Indonesia
Location Uncertainty	Horizontal: 4.7 km; Vertical 2.6 km
Parameters	Nph = 112; Dmin = 660.2 km; Rmss = 0.91 seconds; Gp = 36° Version =
Event ID	us 6000slwy

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