Date & time | Sep 14, 2012 04:51:47 UTC |
Local time at epicenter | Fri, 14 Sep 2012 11:51 (Asia/Jakarta) |
Status | Confirmed |
Magnitude | 6.2 |
Depth | 19.8 km |
Epicenter latitude / longitude | 3.3626°S / 100.588°E ![]() |
Antipode | 3.363°N / 79.412°W |
Shaking intensity | Strong shaking near epicenter |
Felt | 0 reports |
Primary data source | USGS (United States Geological Survey) |
Nearest volcano | Kunyit (141 km / 88 mi) |
Nearby towns and cities | 171 km (106 mi) SSW of Sungai Penuh (pop: 95,900) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 192 km (120 mi) WNW of Benkulu (pop: 309,700) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 215 km (134 mi) W of Churup (pop: 46,200) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 253 km (157 mi) W of Lubuklinggau (pop: 148,200) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 270 km (168 mi) S of Padang (pop: 840,400) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 285 km (177 mi) S of Solok (pop: 48,400) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 310 km (192 mi) S of Pariaman (pop: 92,200) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 340 km (212 mi) S of Bukittinggi (pop: 98,700) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 389 km (242 mi) WSW of Jambi City (pop: 420,300) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 763 km (474 mi) WNW of Jakarta (pop: 8,540,100) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 406 km (252 mi) SSW of Sumatra Island (pop: 50,365,500) | Show on map | Quakes nearby |
Estimated seismic energy released | 1.3 x 1014 joules (35 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 30089 tons of TNT or 1.9 atomic bombs!) | about seismic energy |
Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
6.2 | 30 km | KEP. MENTAWAI REGION, INDONESIA | EMSC |
6.2 | 20 km | 166km SSW of Sungaipenuh, Indonesia | USGS |
6.1 | 33 km | Southern Sumatra, Indonesia | GFZ |
6.2 | 0 km | Southern Sumatra, Indonesia | GeoAu |
6.1 | 38 km | Southern Sumatra, Indonesia | BMKG |
Date and time![]() | Mag Depth | Location | Details |
Dec 15, 2012 19:16 10 years ago | 4.9 20 km | Indian Ocean, 207 km W of Benkulu, Bengkulu, Indonesia | More |
Nov 3, 2012 02:10 11 years ago | 4.7 39 km | Indian Ocean, 167 km W of Benkulu, Bengkulu, Indonesia | More |
Oct 20, 2012 16:29 11 years ago | 4.6 10 km | Indian Ocean, 195 km W of Benkulu, Bengkulu, Indonesia | More |
Sep 14, 2012 06:04 11 years ago | 3.9 60 km | Indian Ocean, 222 km W of Benkulu, Bengkulu, Indonesia | More |