Strong mag. 6.0 earthquake - Indonesia [Sea] on Tuesday, 2 October 2018
Strong mag. 6.0 earthquake - Indonesian Ocean, 90 km south of Waingapu, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia, on Tuesday, 2 October 2018 at 00:30 (GMT)
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Strong magnitude 6.0 earthquake at 10 km depth
2 Oct 00:54 UTC: First to report: INGV after 23 minutes.
Magnitude: 6
Depth: 10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 10.462°S / 120.168°E

Nearest volcano: Wai Sano (194 km / 121 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
90 km (56 mi) S of Waingapu (pop: 48,800) --> See nearby quakes!
208 km (129 mi) S of Ruteng (Kabupaten Manggarai) (pop: 34,600) --> See nearby quakes!
221 km (137 mi) S of Labuan Bajo (pop: 188,700) --> See nearby quakes!
243 km (151 mi) SW of Ende (pop: 77,200) --> See nearby quakes!
273 km (170 mi) SE of Bima (pop: 67,000) --> See nearby quakes!
284 km (177 mi) SE of Dompu (pop: 49,000) --> See nearby quakes!
304 km (189 mi) SW of Maumere (pop: 47,600) --> See nearby quakes!
378 km (235 mi) W of Kupang (pop: 282,400) --> See nearby quakes!
491 km (305 mi) ESE of Mataram (pop: 318,700) --> See nearby quakes!
1540 km (957 mi) ESE of Jakarta (pop: 8,540,100) --> See nearby quakes!
88 km (55 mi) SSE of Pulau Sumba Island (pop: 686,100) --> See nearby quakes!
16 km (10 mi) SSE of Pulau Mangudu Island --> See nearby quakes!
230 km (143 mi) SSW of Flores Island (pop: 1,831,000) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: INGV (Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia)
Estimated released energy: 6.3 x 1013 joules (17.5 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 15080 tons of TNT or 0.9 atomic bombs!) More info
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Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
M 6.0 | 10 km | Indonesia [Sea] | INGV |
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Gili meno (508.2 km WNW of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) (reported through our app)
491.7 km WNW of epicenter [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) (reported through our app)
581.1 km WNW of epicenter [Map] / Very weak shaking (MMI II) : I felt a vere light shaking while i was sleeping during the night. We are as tourist in Kuta Bali. Jenny Willemsen (reported through our app)
Sumbawa besar / Light shaking (MMI IV)
Aftershocks of the 6.0 quake Indonesian Ocean, 90 km south of Waingapu, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia, 2 October 2018 00:30 GMT
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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (14 quakes):- 23 Mar 2019 21:51 UTC| M 3.4 |10 km (6.2 mi) depth|60 km (37 mi) distance| BMKG | Details
- 21 Mar 2019 11:44 UTC| M 3.1 |10 km (6.2 mi) depth|57 km (36 mi) distance| BMKG | Details
- 12 Mar 2019 13:41 UTC| M 2.9 |10 km (6.2 mi) depth|20 km (12 mi) distance| BMKG | Details
- 13 Jan 2019 14:02 UTC| M 3.9 |10 km (6.2 mi) depth|24 km (15 mi) distance| EMSC | Details
- 12 Oct 2018 07:58 UTC| M 4.7 |10 km (6.2 mi) depth|9 km (6 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 03 Oct 2018 15:53 UTC| M 4.5 |10 km (6.2 mi) depth|9 km (6 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 03 Oct 2018 12:38 UTC| M 5.1 |10 km (6.2 mi) depth|9 km (6 mi) distance| GFZ | Details
- 03 Oct 2018 11:53 UTC| M 4.6 |10 km (6.2 mi) depth|21 km (13 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 03 Oct 2018 09:58 UTC| M 5.2 |0 km (0 mi) depth|36 km (22 mi) distance| GeoAu | Details
- 02 Oct 2018 07:54 UTC| M 4.5 |35 km (21.7 mi) depth|14 km (8 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 02 Oct 2018 07:01 UTC| M 5.3 |10 km (6.2 mi) depth|6 km (4 mi) distance| GFZ | Details
- 02 Oct 2018 06:09 UTC| M 4.5 |15.9 km (9.9 mi) depth|14 km (9 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 02 Oct 2018 04:49 UTC| M 5.5 |10 km (6.2 mi) depth|17 km (10 mi) distance| GFZ | Details
- 02 Oct 2018 04:11 UTC| M 4.2 |28.4 km (17.6 mi) depth|13 km (8 mi) distance| USGS | Details
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Strong mag. 6.0 earthquake - Indonesian Ocean, 90 km south of Waingapu, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia, on Tuesday, 2 October 2018 at 00:30 (GMT)Click here to search our database for earlier earthquakes in the same area since 1900!