Very strong mag. 6.3 earthquake - Indian Ocean, 228 km south of Bengkulu, Indonesia, on Wednesday, 10 Feb 2021 7:52 pm (GMT +7)

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An earthquake of magnitude 5.8 occurred only 28 minutes ago 3 km west of Pagar Alam, Indonesia, Indonesia's Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical Agency reported.
The quake hit at an intermediate to considerable depth of 285 km beneath the epicenter near Pagar Alam, Lahat Regency, Sumatera Selatan, Indonesia, early evening on Wednesday 10 February 2021 at 7:52 pm local time. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.
Our monitoring service identified a second report from Italy's National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (INGV) which listed the quake at magnitude 6.3. Other agencies reporting the same quake include Geoscience Australia (GeoAu) at magnitude 6.2, the United States Geological Survey at magnitude 6.2, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) at magnitude 6.2, and the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) at magnitude 6.2.
Generally quakes of this magnitude are recorded by more than one agency and the results can vary, with subsequent reports that come in after the first one often showing more accuracy.
Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should not have caused any significant damage, but was probably felt by many people as light vibration in the area of the epicenter.
Weak shaking might have been felt in Pagar Alam (pop. 70,400) located 3 km from the epicenter, Lahat (pop. 65,900) 44 km away, Tanjungagung (pop. 53,100) 66 km away, Lubuklinggau (pop. 148,200) 90 km away, Curup (pop. 46,200) 99 km away, Baturaja (pop. 134,800) 106 km away, Bengkulu (pop. 309,700) 109 km away, and Prabumulih (pop. 103,500) 130 km away.
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Date & time: 10 Feb 2021 12:52:29 UTC -
Local time at epicenter: Wednesday, 10 Feb 2021 7:52 pm (GMT +7)
Magnitude: 6.3
Depth: 36.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 5.73°S / 101.58°E (Indian Ocean, Sumatera Selatan, Indonesia)
Nearest volcano: Patah (241 km / 150 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
228 km (141 mi) SSW of Bengkulu (pop: 309,700) --> See nearby quakes!
265 km (165 mi) SW of Pagar Alam (South Sumatra) (pop: 70,400) --> See nearby quakes!
272 km (169 mi) SSW of Curup (Bengkulu) (pop: 46,200) --> See nearby quakes!
306 km (190 mi) SSW of Lubuklinggau (South Sumatra) (pop: 148,200) --> See nearby quakes!
307 km (191 mi) SW of Lahat (South Sumatra) (pop: 65,900) --> See nearby quakes!
317 km (197 mi) SW of Tanjungagung (South Sumatra) (pop: 53,100) --> See nearby quakes!
337 km (210 mi) WSW of Baturaja (South Sumatra) (pop: 134,800) --> See nearby quakes!
389 km (242 mi) SW of Prabumulih (South Sumatra) (pop: 103,500) --> See nearby quakes!
470 km (292 mi) SW of Palembang (South Sumatra) (pop: 1,441,500) --> See nearby quakes!
585 km (363 mi) W of Jakarta (pop: 8,540,100) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: BMKG (Meteorological, Climatological, and Geophysical Agency of Indonesia)
Estimated released energy: 1.8 x 10¹⁴ joules (49.4 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 42502 tons of TNT or 2.7 atomic bombs!) More info

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