Very Strong Mag. 6.2 Earthquake - Indian Ocean, 192 km West of Benkulu, Bengkulu, Indonesia, on Fri, 14 Sep 2012 11:51 (Asia/Jakarta) -

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M6.2 earthquake - 166km SSW of Sungaipenuh, Indonesia, Friday, 14 September 2012 at 04:51 (GMT)

Very strong mag. 6.2 earthquake - Indian Ocean, 192 km west of Benkulu, Bengkulu, Indonesia, on Fri, 14 Sep 2012 11:51 (Asia/Jakarta)

Very strong magnitude 6.2 earthquake at 20 km depth

14 Sep 05:15 UTC: First to report: USGS after 23 minutes.

Earthquake details

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 (Indian Ocean, Indonesia)
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
Weather at epicenter at time of quake
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

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Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies

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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

(shakemap: USGS)

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Aftershocks

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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (4 quakes)

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

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