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Kununurra, Wyndham-East Kimberley, Western Australia (770.8 km ESE of epicenter) [Map] / not felt
Johnston / not felt
Bundoora. Melbourne. Victoria. / not felt
Strong mag. 5.6 earthquake - Offshore Northern WA, Indian Ocean, Australia, on Friday, 29 January 2021 at 19:47 (GMT) - information
Strong mag. 5.6 earthquake - Indian Ocean, Australia, on Saturday, Jan 30, 2021 at 3:47 am (GMT +8)
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Strong magnitude 5.6 earthquake at 10 km depth
29 Jan 19:54 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 6 minutes.
29 Jan 19:56: Magnitude recalculated from 6.4 to 6.0. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 94.0 to 91.0 km (from 58 to 57 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 4 km (2.5 mi) towards NNE.
31 Jan 22:17: Hypocenter depth recalculated from 20.0 to 10.0 km (from 12.4 to 6.2 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 2 km (1.3 mi) towards NNW.
29 Jan 19:56: Magnitude recalculated from 6.4 to 6.0. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 94.0 to 91.0 km (from 58 to 57 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 4 km (2.5 mi) towards NNE.
31 Jan 22:17: Hypocenter depth recalculated from 20.0 to 10.0 km (from 12.4 to 6.2 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 2 km (1.3 mi) towards NNW.
Local time at epicenter: Saturday, Jan 30, 2021 at 3:47 am (GMT +8)
Magnitude: 5.6
Depth: 10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 13.924°S / 121.827°E
(Indian Ocean, Australia)Antipode: 13.924°N / 58.173°W
Nearby towns and cities:
422 km (263 mi) NNW of Derby (pop: 4,110) --> See nearby quakes!
434 km (270 mi) NNW of Meda (pop: 58) --> See nearby quakes!
528 km (328 mi) NW of King Leopold Ranges (pop: 766) --> See nearby quakes!
Weather at epicenter at time of quake:
Overcast Clouds
29.2°C (85 F), humidity: 79%, wind: 10 m/s (19 kts) from W
Primary data source: GeoAu (Geoscience Australia )
Overcast Clouds
29.2°C (85 F), humidity: 79%, wind: 10 m/s (19 kts) from WEstimated released energy: 1.6 x 1013 joules (4.4 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 3788 tons of TNT or 0.2 atomic bombs!) | about seismic energy
Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies
Info: The more agencies report about the same quake and post similar data, the more confidence you can have in the data. It takes normally up to a few hours until earthquake parameters are calculated with near-optimum precision.
| Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
| 5.6 | 10 km | Offshore Northern WA, Indian Ocean, Australia | GeoAu |
| 5.6 | 10 km | Northwest of Australia | GFZ |
| 6.0 | 10 km | Northwest of Australia | BMKG |
| 5.6 | 10 km | Northwest of Australia | USGS |
| 5.6 | 2 km | NORTHWEST OF AUSTRALIA | EMSC |
User reports for this quake (3)
User reports estimate the perceived ground shaking intensity according to the MMI (Modified Mercalli Intensity) scale.
Aftershocks
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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (1 quake)
Date and time | Mag Depth | Location | Details |
| Feb 5, 2021 13:54 1 year 15 weeks ago | 3.2 10 km | Indian Ocean, Australia | More |
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