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Light mag. 4.9 earthquake - Sumbawa Region, Indonesia on Sunday, 19 August 2018

Light mag. 4.9 earthquake - Sumbawa Region, Indonesia on Sunday, 19 August 2018
Date & time: Sun, 19 Aug 21:21:52 UTC
Magnitude: 4.9
Depth: 10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 8.45°S / 116.95°E (Indonesia)
Nearest volcano: Rinjani (53 km)
Primary data source: GFZ
If you felt this quake (or if you were near the epicenter), please share your experience with us and submit a short "I felt it" report.
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Data for same earthquake as reported from other agencies
TimeMag. / DepthLocationMapSource
Sun, 19 Aug 2018
Sun, 19 Aug 21:21 UTCM 4.9 / 12 kmLOMBOK REGION, INDONESIA[Map]EMSC
Sun, 19 Aug 21:21 UTCM 5.1 / 17.1 kmSumbawa Region, Indonesia[Map]GeoAu
Sun, 19 Aug 21:21 UTCM 4.9 / 35 km- 1km NNE of Lekong, Indonesia[Map]USGS

"I felt it" reports:
(149.5 km W from epicenter) [Map] / MMI VII (Very strong shaking) (via app)
(155.2 km W from epicenter) [Map] / MMI III (Weak shaking) (via app)
(95.6 km W from epicenter) [Map] / MMI III (Weak shaking) (via app)
(152.6 km W from epicenter) [Map] / MMI IV (Light shaking) (via app)
Lovina, Bali / MMI II (Very weak shaking)
(186 km W from epicenter) [Map] / MMI II (Very weak shaking) (via app)
(139.2 km W from epicenter) [Map] / MMI IV (Light shaking) (via app)
(193.9 km WSW from epicenter) [Map] / MMI II (Very weak shaking) (via app)
Nusa dua / MMI III (Weak shaking)
(200.3 km W from epicenter) [Map] / MMI IV (Light shaking): (Canggu) I was awake and heard that our windows and door were shaking. But it wasn’t that long.
(79.4 km WSW from epicenter) [Map] / MMI III (Weak shaking) (via app)
(186.3 km W from epicenter) [Map] / MMI IV (Light shaking) (via app)
(185.4 km W from epicenter) [Map] / MMI III (Weak shaking) (via app)
(100.3 km W from epicenter) [Map] / MMI IV (Light shaking) (via app)
(197.7 km W from epicenter) [Map] / not felt (via app)
(201.7 km WSW from epicenter) [Map] / MMI II (Very weak shaking): Almost imperceivable. We're on the third floor. (via app)
(Indonesia) (194 km W from epicenter)(no details): Thaught I felt something around 5.03 I woke up not sure if I was just still nervous from the night befor (via EMSC)
(Indonesia) (134 km W from epicenter)(no details): Légères secousses à amed (via EMSC)
(Indonesia) (185 km W from epicenter)(no details): Felt in Sanur again ... (via EMSC)
Ubud (Indonesia) (183 km W from epicenter)(no details): Felt in Ubud. Wake us up (via EMSC)
(Indonesia) (142 km W from epicenter)(no details): Quick shake in Amed. What a nightmare tonight !!!! (via EMSC)
(Indonesia) (93 km W from epicenter)(no details): Lotim terasa ya (via EMSC)
Earthquakes in same area up to 1 year afterwards (likely aftershocks)
TimeMag. / DepthLocationMapSource
Sun, 19 Aug 21:44 UTCM 4.7 / 10 km - [info]- 3km NNE of Sembalunlawang, Indonesia[Map]USGS
Sun, 19 Aug 21:50 UTCM 4.9 / 10 km - [info]Sumbawa Region, Indonesia[Map]GFZ
Sun, 19 Aug 23:29 UTCM 4.6 / 14 km - [info]LOMBOK REGION, INDONESIA[Map]EMSC
Mon, 20 Aug 2018
Mon, 20 Aug 01:30 UTCM 5.0 / 10 km - [info]Sumbawa Region, Indonesia[Map]GFZ
Mon, 20 Aug 05:46 UTCM 4.1 / 4 km - [info]Mataram (3 MMI)[Map]BMKG
Mon, 20 Aug 10:31 UTCM 4.9 / 17 km - [info]Sumbawa Region, Indonesia[Map]GFZ
Mon, 20 Aug 13:25 UTCM 4.5 / 11.5 km - [info]- 12km NW of Labuhanmapin, Indonesia[Map]USGS
Mon, 20 Aug 22:28 UTCM 4.5 / 10 km - [info]Mataram (2 MMI)[Map]BMKG
Tue, 21 Aug 2018
Tue, 21 Aug 01:09 UTCM 5.0 / 10 km - [info]Sumbawa Region, Indonesia[Map]GFZ
Tue, 21 Aug 16:04 UTCM 4.5 / 10 km - [info]- 8km NNE of Sambelia, Indonesia[Map]USGS
Wed, 22 Aug 2018
Wed, 22 Aug 14:50 UTCM 5.1 / 17.7 km - [info]Sumbawa Region, Indonesia[Map]GeoAu
Thu, 23 Aug 2018
Thu, 23 Aug 18:08 UTCM 4.5 / 10 km - [info]Mataram (3 MMI)[Map]BMKG
Sat, 25 Aug 2018
Sat, 25 Aug 04:15 UTCM 3.7 / 10 km - [info]Lombok Utara (4 MMI)[Map]BMKG
Sat, 25 Aug 05:56 UTCM 4.0 / 14 km - [info]Lombok Barat (3 MMI)[Map]BMKG
Sat, 25 Aug 18:33 UTCM 5.4 / 10 km - [info]Sumbawa Region, Indonesia[Map]GFZ
Sun, 26 Aug 2018
Sun, 26 Aug 03:53 UTCM 5.1 / 10 km - [info]Sumbawa Besar (3 MMI)[Map]BMKG
Sun, 26 Aug 03:54 UTCM 5.0 / 10 km - [info]Sumbawa Region, Indonesia[Map]GFZ
Mon, 27 Aug 2018
Mon, 27 Aug 11:56 UTCM 3.4 / 12 km - [info]Sumbawa Barat (3 MMI)[Map]BMKG
Mon, 27 Aug 14:12 UTCM 4.1 / 10 km - [info]Lombok Utara (0 MMI)[Map]BMKG
Tue, 28 Aug 2018
Tue, 28 Aug 03:13 UTCM 4.1 / 10 km - [info]Lombok Timur (3 MMI)[Map]BMKG
Wed, 29 Aug 2018
Wed, 29 Aug 04:51 UTCM 5.0 / 25.5 km - [info]Flores Sea[Map]GeoAu
Wed, 29 Aug 23:10 UTCM 4.6 / 11 km - [info]Lombok Utara (3 MMI)[Map]BMKG
Fri, 31 Aug 2018
Fri, 31 Aug 02:37 UTCM 5.1 / 10 km - [info]Mataram (3 MMI)[Map]BMKG
Sun, 2 Sep 2018
Sun, 2 Sep 00:15 UTCM 5.1 / 10 km - [info]Sumbawa Region, Indonesia[Map]GFZ
Mon, 3 Sep 2018
Mon, 3 Sep 01:32 UTCM 4.2 / 10 km - [info]Sumbawa (2 MMI)[Map]BMKG
Mon, 3 Sep 03:35 UTCM 3.5 / 10 km - [info]Tanjung, Lombok Utara (3 MMI)[Map]BMKG
Mon, 3 Sep 06:55 UTCM 3.4 / 10 km - [info]Lombok Utara (3 MMI)[Map]BMKG
Mon, 3 Sep 19:41 UTCM 4.0 / 12 km - [info]Lombok Barat (3 MMI)[Map]BMKG
Tue, 4 Sep 2018
Tue, 4 Sep 11:24 UTCM 4.0 / 10 km - [info]Sumbawa Barat (3 MMI)[Map]BMKG
Thu, 6 Sep 2018
Thu, 6 Sep 06:43 UTCM 4.9 / 10 km - [info]Sumbawa Region, Indonesia[Map]GFZ
Thu, 6 Sep 08:08 UTCM 3.1 / 10 km - [info]Sumbawa (3 MMI)[Map]BMKG
Fri, 7 Sep 2018
Fri, 7 Sep 17:14 UTCM 5.0 / 10 km - [info]Sumbawa Region, Indonesia[Map]GFZ
Sun, 9 Sep 2018
Sun, 9 Sep 04:53 UTCM 4.5 / 10 km - [info]LOMBOK REGION, INDONESIA[Map]EMSC
Mon, 10 Sep 2018
Mon, 10 Sep 03:50 UTCM 5.1 / 10 km - [info]- 7km NNE of Obelobel, Indonesia[Map]USGS
Mon, 10 Sep 08:49 UTCM 4.6 / 10 km - [info]Lombok Utara dan Lombok Timur (3 MMI)[Map]BMKG
Mon, 10 Sep 20:22 UTCM 5.1 / 10 km - [info]Sumbawa Region, Indonesia[Map]GFZ
Tue, 11 Sep 2018
Tue, 11 Sep 02:40 UTCM 4.0 / 10 km - [info]Lombok Barat dan Lombok Utara (3 MMI)[Map]BMKG
Wed, 12 Sep 2018
Wed, 12 Sep 12:29 UTCM 3.1 / 13 km - [info]Bima (3 MMI)[Map]BMKG
Wed, 12 Sep 21:49 UTCM 3.8 / 10 km - [info]Lombok Utara (3 MMI)[Map]BMKG
Thu, 13 Sep 2018
Thu, 13 Sep 16:47 UTCM 3.1 / 13 km - [info]Karangasem (2 MMI)[Map]BMKG
Fri, 14 Sep 2018
Fri, 14 Sep 00:57 UTCM 3.1 / 10 km - [info]Tanjung (3 MMI)[Map]BMKG
Fri, 14 Sep 04:57 UTCM 4.3 / 12 km - [info]Lombok Utara (0 MMI)[Map]BMKG
Sat, 15 Sep 2018
Sat, 15 Sep 07:33 UTCM 3.4 / 10 km - [info]Sumbawa (3 MMI)[Map]BMKG
Mon, 17 Sep 2018
Mon, 17 Sep 06:06 UTCM 3.7 / 6 km - [info]Karangasem (3 MMI)[Map]BMKG
Tue, 18 Sep 2018
Tue, 18 Sep 07:27 UTCM 4.7 / 10 km - [info]Lombok Utara (3 MMI)[Map]BMKG
Tue, 18 Sep 18:45 UTCM 4.3 / 10 km - [info]Lombok Tengah (3 MMI)[Map]BMKG
Thu, 20 Sep 2018
Thu, 20 Sep 18:29 UTCM 3.4 / 10 km - [info]Lombok Utara (3 MMI)[Map]BMKG
Fri, 21 Sep 2018
Fri, 21 Sep 01:14 UTCM 3.0 / 26 km - [info]Lombok Utara (2 MMI)[Map]BMKG
Fri, 21 Sep 07:54 UTCM 3.7 / 16 km - [info]Lombok Utara (3 MMI)[Map]BMKG
Fri, 21 Sep 14:43 UTCM 3.7 / 10 km - [info]Lombok Utara dan Mataram (2 MMI)[Map]BMKG

 

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