Moderate magnitude 4.9 earthquake 42 km northeast of Sorong, Indonesia

Fri, 12 Feb 2021, 13:09

13:09 PM | BY: EARTHQUAKEMONITOR

4.9 quake 12 Feb 9:49 pm (GMT +9)

Just 10 minutes ago, a 4.9-magnitude earthquake struck near Sorong, West Papua, Indonesia. The tremor was recorded in the evening on Friday 12 February 2021 at 9:49 pm local time, at a shallow depth of 10 km below the surface.
The event was filed by Indonesia's Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical Agency, the first seismological agency to report it.
Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should not have caused any significant damage, but was probably felt by many people as light vibration in the area of the epicenter.
Weak shaking might have been felt in Sorong (pop. 125,500) located 42 km from the epicenter.
VolcanoDiscovery will automatically update magnitude and depth if these change and follow up if other significant news about the quake become available. If you're in the area, please send us your experience through our reporting mechanism, either online or via our mobile app. This will help us provide more first-hand updates to anyone around the globe who wants to know more about this quake.

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Date & time: 12 Feb 2021 9:49 pm (GMT +9) local time (12 Feb 2021 12:49 GMT)
Magnitude: 4.9
Depth: 10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 0.64°S / 131.58°E

(South Pacific Ocean, Indonesia)
Primary data source: BMKG

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Try our free app! Android \| iOS version		See also: Monthly reports Moderate magnitude 4.9 earthquake 42 km northeast of Sorong, Indonesia Fri, 12 Feb 2021, 13:09 13:09 PM \| BY: EARTHQUAKEMONITOR 4.9 quake 12 Feb 9:49 pm (GMT +9) Just 10 minutes ago, a 4.9-magnitude earthquake struck near Sorong, West Papua, Indonesia. The tremor was recorded in the evening on Friday 12 February 2021 at 9:49 pm local time, at a shallow depth of 10 km below the surface. The event was filed by Indonesia's Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical Agency, the first seismological agency to report it. Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should not have caused any significant damage, but was probably felt by many people as light vibration in the area of the epicenter. Weak shaking might have been felt in Sorong (pop. 125,500) located 42 km from the epicenter. VolcanoDiscovery will automatically update magnitude and depth if these change and follow up if other significant news about the quake become available. If you're in the area, please send us your experience through our reporting mechanism, either online or via our mobile app. This will help us provide more first-hand updates to anyone around the globe who wants to know more about this quake. Details about this quake If you felt it, report it through our site or app right now! Download and Upgrade the Volcanoes & Earthquakes app to get one of the fastest seismic alerts online: Android \| IOS Earthquake data: I felt this quake Date & time: 12 Feb 2021 9:49 pm (GMT +9) local time (12 Feb 2021 12:49 GMT) Magnitude: 4.9 Depth: 10.0 km Epicenter latitude / longitude: 0.64°S / 131.58°E (South Pacific Ocean, Indonesia) Primary data source: BMKG Details about this quake Previous news Fri, 12 Feb 2021, 12:03 Small magnitude 3.0 earthquake 3 miles northeast of Bremerton, Washington, United States An earthquake of magnitude 3.0 occurred only 7 minutes ago 3 miles northeast of Bremerton, Washington, United States, the United States Geological Survey reported. ... read all Fri, 12 Feb 2021, 10:36 Moderate 4.9 quake hits near Iloilo City, Iloilo, Western Visayas, Philippines An earthquake of magnitude 4.9 occurred only 14 minutes ago 95 km northwest of Iloilo City, Philippines, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) reported. ... read all Fri, 12 Feb 2021, 10:10 Moderate earthquake of magnitude 4.7 just reported 28 km southwest of Ovalle, Chile the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) reported a magnitude 4.7 quake in Chile near Ovalle, Provincia de Limarí, Coquimbo Region, only 16 minutes ago. The earthquake hit early morning on Friday 12 February 2021 at 6:50 am local time at a moderately shallow depth of 44 km. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report. ... read all Fri, 12 Feb 2021, 09:46 Earthquake reported few minutes ago in or near Chile We are receiving unverified early reports of seismic activity in or around Chile at approximately 09:44 GMT. There are no details yet on the magnitude or depth of this earthquake. We expect more accurate data to emerge in the next few minutes. The location and magnitude mentioned are indicative and temporary until the AllQuakes monitoring service receives more exact scientific data from a national or international seismological agency. Check back here shortly and stay safe. ... read all Fri, 12 Feb 2021, 08:06 Moderate magnitude 4.3 quake hits 40 km northwest of Yonakuni, Japan in the afternoon A moderately shallow magnitude 4.3 earthquake was reported in the afternoon near Yonakuni, Yaeyama-gun, Okinawa, Japan. ... read all Monthly reports