Moderate tremor of magnitude 4.4 just reported 85 km southwest of Nabire, Indonesia

Fri, 12 Feb 2021, 15:58

15:58 PM | BY: EARTHQUAKEMONITOR

4.4 quake 13 Feb 12:38 am (GMT +9)

Just 12 minutes ago, a 4.4-magnitude earthquake struck near Nabire, Netherlands New Guinea, Indonesia. The tremor was recorded after midnight on Saturday 13 February 2021 at 12:38 am local time, at a shallow depth of 11 km below the surface.
The event was filed by Indonesia's Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical Agency, the first seismological agency to report it.
A second report was later issued by the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), which listed it as a magnitude 4.4 earthquake as well.
Towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Nabire (pop. 43,900) located 85 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: 13 Feb 2021 12:38 am (GMT +9) local time (12 Feb 2021 15:38 GMT)
Magnitude: 4.4
Depth: 11.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 3.87°S / 134.93°E

(West Papua, Indonesia)
Primary data source: BMKG

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Try our free app! Android \| iOS version		See also: Monthly reports Moderate tremor of magnitude 4.4 just reported 85 km southwest of Nabire, Indonesia Fri, 12 Feb 2021, 15:58 15:58 PM \| BY: EARTHQUAKEMONITOR 4.4 quake 13 Feb 12:38 am (GMT +9) Just 12 minutes ago, a 4.4-magnitude earthquake struck near Nabire, Netherlands New Guinea, Indonesia. The tremor was recorded after midnight on Saturday 13 February 2021 at 12:38 am local time, at a shallow depth of 11 km below the surface. The event was filed by Indonesia's Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical Agency, the first seismological agency to report it. A second report was later issued by the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), which listed it as a magnitude 4.4 earthquake as well. Towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Nabire (pop. 43,900) located 85 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: 13 Feb 2021 12:38 am (GMT +9) local time (12 Feb 2021 15:38 GMT) Magnitude: 4.4 Depth: 11.0 km Epicenter latitude / longitude: 3.87°S / 134.93°E (West Papua, Indonesia) Primary data source: BMKG Details about this quake Previous news Fri, 12 Feb 2021, 13:09 Moderate magnitude 4.9 earthquake 42 km northeast of Sorong, Indonesia 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. ... read all 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 Monthly reports