Mag. 4.3 earthquake - Indian Ocean, 40 km south of Pulau Salaut-besar Island, Aceh, Indonesia, on Sunday, 8 May 2016 at 00:27 (GMT)
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Light magnitude 4.3 earthquake at 28 km depth
8 May 01:08 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 40 minutes.
Magnitude: 4.3
Depth: 28.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 2.62°N / 95.43°E
(Indian Ocean, Indonesia)Nearby towns and cities:
1604 km (997 mi) NW of Jakarta (pop: 8,540,100) --> See nearby quakes!
40 km (25 mi) S of Pulau Salaut-besar Island --> See nearby quakes!
57 km (36 mi) W of Pulau Simeulucut Island --> See nearby quakes!
44 km (27 mi) S of Pulau Salaut-kecil Island --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: EMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)
Estimated released energy: 1.8 x 1011 joules (49.4 megawatt hours, equivalent to 42.5 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 4.3 | 28 km | SIMEULUE, INDONESIA | EMSC |
| M 4.3 | 29 km | - 107km W of Sinabang, Indonesia | USGS |
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