M6.2 earthquake - 166km SSW of Sungaipenuh, Indonesia, Friday, 14 September 2012 at 04:51 (GMT)
Strong mag. 6.2 earthquake - 166km SSW of Sungaipenuh, Indonesia on Friday, 14 September 2012
14 Sep 05:15 UTC: First to report: USGS after 23 minutes.
Local time at epicenter: Fri, 14 Sep 2012 11:51 (Asia/Jakarta)
Magnitude: 6.2
Depth: 19.8 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 3.3626°S / 100.588°E
(Indonesia)Nearest volcano: Kunyit (141 km / 88 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
171 km (106 mi) SW of Sungai Penuh (pop: 95,900)
192 km (120 mi) NW of Bengkulu (pop: 309,700)
763 km (474 mi) NW of Jakarta (pop: 8,540,100)
Primary data source: USGS
Estimated released energy: 1.3 x 1014 joules (35 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 30089 tons of TNT or 1.9 atomic bombs!) [learn more]
Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies
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| Time | Mag. / Depth | Location | Source |
| Fri, 14 Sep 04:51 UTC | M 6.2 / 30 km | KEP. MENTAWAI REGION, INDONESIA | EMSC |
| Fri, 14 Sep 2012 11:51 (Asia/Jakarta) (14 Sep 04:51:47 UTC) | M 6.2 / 19.8 km | 166km SSW of Sungaipenuh, Indonesia | USGS |
| Fri, 14 Sep 04:51 UTC | M 6.1 / 33 km | Southern Sumatra, Indonesia | GFZ |
| Fri, 14 Sep 04:51 UTC | M 6.2 | Southern Sumatra, Indonesia | GeoAu |
| Fri, 14 Sep 2012 11:51 WIB (14 Sep 04:51:49 UTC) | M 6.1 / 38 km | Southern Sumatra, Indonesia | BMKG |
(shakemap: USGS)
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Aftershocks of the 6.2 quake: 166km SSW of Sungaipenuh, Indonesia, 14 Sep 2012 04:51
More info
Recorded aftershocks, latest first (4 quakes):- 15 Dec 2012 19:16 UTC| M 4.9 |20 km (12.4 mi) depth|29 km (18 mi) distance| EMSC | Details
- 03 Nov 2012 02:10 UTC| M 4.7 |38.7 km (24 mi) depth|35 km (22 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 20 Oct 2012 16:29 UTC| M 4.6 |10 km (6.2 mi) depth|14 km (9 mi) distance| GFZ | Details
- 14 Sep 2012 06:04 UTC| M 3.9 |60 km (37.3 mi) depth|39 km (24 mi) distance| BMKG | Details
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