Wednesday 22 November 2023, 03:48: earthquake at Halmahera, Indonesia
Earthquakes with magnitude 6 felt at 03:48 on 22 November 2023.
Place: Halmahera, Indonesia.
On Wednesday 22 November 2023 at 03:48 an earthquake of magnitude 6 and depth 115.8 km was recorded in Halmahera, Indonesia. Further info on the EMSC webpage
by clicking here.
Based on the depth of the hypocenter, earthquakes are
classified into superficial
(hypocenter between 0 e 70 and deep), intermediate (Hypocenter between 70 and 300 km deep) and
deep
(hypocenter between 300 and 720 km deep). The earthquake that occurred at 03:48 on 22 November 2023 with epicenter Halmahera, Indonesia, having a depth of 115.8 km is therefore classified as intermediate.
Being of magnitude 6, therefore between 6 and 7, this earthquake is classified as "strong". This type of earthquake can have a range of
160 km where it can be destructive if the area is densely populated.
Data from EMSC, European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre, emsc-csem.org
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