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Strong mag. 6.0 earthquake - Indonesia [Sea] on Tuesday, 2 October 2018

Strong mag. 6.0 earthquake - Indonesia [Sea] on Tuesday, 2 October 2018

Strong mag. 6.0 earthquake - Indonesia [Sea] on Tuesday, 2 October 2018
Date & time: Tue, 2 Oct 00:30:57 UTC
Magnitude: 6.0
Depth: 10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 10.462°S / 120.168°E
Nearest volcano: Wai Sano (194 km)
Primary data source: INGV
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Data for same earthquake as reported from other agencies
TimeMag. / DepthLocationMapSource

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"I felt it" reports:
Gili meno (508.2 km WNW from epicenter) [Map] / MMI IV (Light shaking) (via app)
(491.7 km WNW from epicenter) [Map] / MMI III (Weak shaking) (via app)
(581.1 km WNW from epicenter) [Map] / MMI II (Very weak shaking): I felt a vere light shaking while i was sleeping during the night. We are as tourist in Kuta Bali. Jenny Willemsen (via app)
Sumbawa besar / MMI IV (Light shaking)
Earthquakes in same area up to 1 year afterwards (likely aftershocks)
TimeMag. / DepthLocationMapSource
Tue, 18 Dec
Tue, 18 Dec 23:38 UTCM 4.1 / 44 km - [info] (138 km)SUMBAWA REGION, INDONESIA
[Map]		EMSC
Fri, 21 Dec
Fri, 21 Dec 06:52 UTCM 4.1 / 10 km - [info] (338 km)SOUTH OF SUMBAWA, INDONESIA
[Map]		EMSC
Magelang / MMI II (Very weak shaking): too smooth from here..
gili air (382.1 km NNW from epicenter) / MMI III (Weak shaking)
Denpasar / MMI IV (Light shaking)
Read all reports
Sun, 30 Dec
Sun, 30 Dec 04:10 UTCM 4.8 / 66 km - [info]SUMBAWA REGION, INDONESIA[Map]EMSC
Sun, 30 Dec 15:00 UTCM 3.8 / 34 km - [info]SUMBA REGION, INDONESIA[Map]EMSC
Mon, 31 Dec
Mon, 31 Dec 22:12 UTCM 3.8 / 10 km - [info]SOUTH OF SUMBA, INDONESIA[Map]EMSC
Sun, 6 Jan
Sun, 6 Jan 05:37 UTCM 3.9 / 38 km - [info] (115 km)SUMBA REGION, INDONESIA
[Map]		EMSC
Wed, 9 Jan
Wed, 9 Jan 18:56 UTCM 5.0 / 75 km - [info] (100 km)Sumba Region, Indonesia
[Map]		GFZ
(105.8 km N from epicenter) / MMI IV (Light shaking)
(36.9 km ESE from epicenter) / MMI II (Very weak shaking) (via app)
Utan (Indonesia) (334 km W from epicenter)(no details): Woke us up. Lasted a couple seconds (via EMSC)
(Indonesia) (112 km NW from epicenter)(no details): Strong quick shaking, woke up (via EMSC)
Read all reports
Sun, 13 Jan
Sun, 13 Jan 14:02 UTCM 3.9 / 10 km - [info] (213 km)SUMBA REGION, INDONESIA
I FELT IT
[Map]		EMSC
Fri, 18 Jan
Fri, 18 Jan 01:58 UTCM 4.3 / 14 km - [info] (154 km)SUMBA REGION, INDONESIA
I FELT IT
[Map]		EMSC

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