Strong Mag. 6.0 Earthquake - 30 km Northeast of Lombok Island, West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia, on Sunday, August 19, 2018 at 15:16 GMT

Strong mag. 6.0 earthquake - 30 km northeast of Lombok Island, West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia, on Sunday, August 19, 2018 at 15:16 GMT

Strong magnitude 6.0 earthquake at 50 km depth

19 Aug 15:20 UTC: First to report: GFZ after 3 minutes.
Aug 19 15:23: Magnitude recalculated from 5.7 to 5.6.
Aug 19 15:30: Magnitude recalculated from 5.6 to 6.0.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 10.0 to 50.0 km.

Date & time: Aug 19, 2018 15:16:40 UTC
Magnitude: 6
Depth: 50.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 8.48°S / 116.52°E

(West Nusa Tenggara, West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia)
Antipode: 8.48°N / 63.48°W
Nearest volcano: Rinjani (11 km / 7 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
16 km (10 mi) W of Labuan Lombok (Kabupaten Lombok Timur, Nusa Tenggara Barat) (pop: 10,000) --> See nearby quakes!
16 km (10 mi) W of Labuan Lombok (pop: 10,000) --> See nearby quakes!
37 km (23 mi) NE of Praya (Kabupaten Lombok Tengah) (pop: 35,200) --> See nearby quakes!
46 km (28 mi) ENE of Matalam (pop: 318,700) --> See nearby quakes!
53 km (33 mi) E of Senggigi (pop: 5,000) --> See nearby quakes!
56 km (35 mi) ENE of Lembar (Kabupaten Lombok Barat) (pop: 10,000) --> See nearby quakes!
99 km (62 mi) W of Sumbawa Besar (pop: 52,700) --> See nearby quakes!
99 km (62 mi) E of Karangasem (pop: 31,900) --> See nearby quakes!
145 km (90 mi) E of Denpasar (Bali) (pop: 834,900) --> See nearby quakes!
491 km (305 mi) SW of Macassar (South Sulawesi) (pop: 1,321,700) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: GFZ (German Research Centre for Geosciences)
Estimated released energy: 6.3 x 10¹³ joules (17.5 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 15080 tons of TNT or 0.9 atomic bombs!) | about seismic energy

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Mag.	Depth	Location	Source
6.0	50 km	Sumbawa Region, Indonesia	GFZ
5.8	10 km	LOMBOK REGION, INDONESIA	EMSC
5.9	10 km	- 8km ESE of Sembalunbumbung, Indonesia	USGS
5.8	44 km	Sumbawa Region, Indonesia	GeoAu
5.6	10 km	Lombok Utara (4 MMI)	BMKG

(shakemap: USGS)

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Ubud, Kabupaten Gianyar, Bali (138.1 km W of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III)

near Klungkung, Bali (120.1 km W of epicenter) [Map] / Moderate shaking (MMI V) (reported through our app)

Jimbaran Bali / Light shaking (MMI IV)

Sangsit, Buleleng, Bali (159.1 km WNW of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) (reported through our app)

Legian, Bali (150.7 km W of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) (reported through our app)

Denpasar, Bali (143.2 km W of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) (reported through our app)

Denpasar, Bali (141.3 km W of epicenter) [Map] / Moderate shaking (MMI V) (reported through our app)

near Klungkung, Bali (109 km WSW of epicenter) [Map] / Very weak shaking (MMI II) (reported through our app)

Bali / Light shaking (MMI IV) : During a far longer time than before the shaking was notable. I was on the third floor of a Hotel on Bali. The bed was shaking and it seemed like a very long time.

Kuta, Kabupaten Badung, Bali (150.6 km W of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV)

Makassar Strait (860.6 km NNE of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) (reported through our app)

Lovina, Kabupaten Buleleng, Bali (165.3 km WNW of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) (reported through our app)

Ubud, Kabupaten Gianyar, Bali (135.9 km W of epicenter) [Map] / Very weak shaking (MMI II) (reported through our app)

Kuta, Kabupaten Badung, Bali (151.4 km W of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) (reported through our app)

Kuta, Kabupaten Badung, Bali (151.7 km WSW of epicenter) [Map] / Very weak shaking (MMI II) (reported through our app)

Denpasar, Bali (149.7 km W of epicenter) [Map] / Strong shaking (MMI VI) : I have sleept and bed shaking and Pool. Animals dogs barked. (reported through our app)

Sanur Bali / Weak shaking (MMI III)

kuta bali (149.2 km W of epicenter) [Map] / Moderate shaking (MMI V)

Ubud, Kabupaten Gianyar, Bali (138.6 km W of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) (reported through our app)

Nusa Penida / Very weak shaking (MMI II)

Bedugul, Bali (103.2 km W of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) (reported through our app)

Amed, Bali / Weak shaking (MMI III)

Banjar Wangsian, Bali (117.6 km W of epicenter) [Map] / Strong shaking (MMI VI) (reported through our app)

Seminyak (151 km W of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV)

Ubud Bali (138.7 km W of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) : Significant shaking noticed in hotel No damage At least 2 more lighter earthquakes afterwards

Mataram (45.8 km WSW of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) (reported through our app)

Nusa Dua (149.3 km WSW of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) (reported through our app)

Tabanan, Bali (157.9 km W of epicenter) [Map] / Moderate shaking (MMI V) (reported through our app)

Bali indonesia (158.7 km WSW of epicenter) [Map] / Moderate shaking (MMI V) (reported through our app)

near Klungkung, Bali (119.3 km W of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) (reported through our app)

Denpasar, Bali (141.9 km W of epicenter) [Map] / Strong shaking (MMI VI) (reported through our app)

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