Moderate mag. 5.0 earthquake - Indian Ocean, 153 km south of Dompu, West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia, on Monday, 29 July 2019 at 12:42 (GMT)
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Moderate magnitude 5.0 earthquake at 10 km depth
29 Jul 12:50 UTC: First to report: BMKG after 8 minutes.
Jul 29 12:55: Magnitude recalculated from 4.8 to 4.7.
Jul 29 13:00: Magnitude recalculated from 4.7 to 4.6.
Jul 29 13:10: Magnitude recalculated from 4.6 to 5.0.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 10.0 to 50.0 km.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 50.0 to 10.0 km.
Jul 29 12:55: Magnitude recalculated from 4.8 to 4.7.
Jul 29 13:00: Magnitude recalculated from 4.7 to 4.6.
Jul 29 13:10: Magnitude recalculated from 4.6 to 5.0.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 10.0 to 50.0 km.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 50.0 to 10.0 km.
Magnitude: 5
Depth: 10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 9.85°S / 118.06°E

Nearest volcano: Tambora (170 km / 106 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
153 km (95 mi) SSW of Dompu (pop: 49,000) --> See nearby quakes!
166 km (103 mi) SSE of Sumbawa Besar (pop: 52,700) --> See nearby quakes!
171 km (106 mi) SSW of Bima (pop: 67,000) --> See nearby quakes!
234 km (145 mi) ESE of Praya (Kabupaten Lombok Tengah) (pop: 35,200) --> See nearby quakes!
243 km (151 mi) W of Waingapu (pop: 48,800) --> See nearby quakes!
251 km (156 mi) SW of Labuan Bajo (pop: 188,700) --> See nearby quakes!
256 km (159 mi) ESE of Mataram (pop: 318,700) --> See nearby quakes!
298 km (185 mi) WSW of Ruteng (Kabupaten Manggarai) (pop: 34,600) --> See nearby quakes!
339 km (211 mi) ESE of Denpasar (pop: 834,900) --> See nearby quakes!
1299 km (807 mi) ESE of Jakarta (pop: 8,540,100) --> See nearby quakes!
123 km (76 mi) S of Pulau Sumbawa Island (pop: 1,391,300) --> See nearby quakes!
230 km (143 mi) SE of Lombok Island (pop: 3,311,000) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: BMKG (Meteorological, Climatological, and Geophysical Agency of Indonesia)
Estimated released energy: 2 x 1012 joules (554 megawatt hours, equivalent to 477 tons of TNT) More info
Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies
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Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
M 5.0 | 10 km | Sumbawa Region, Indonesia | BMKG |
M 4.8 | 60 km | Sumbawa Region, Indonesia | EMSC |
M 4.8 | 62 km | 112km WSW of Kawangohari, Indonesia | USGS |
M 4.6 | 58 km | Sumbawa Region, Indonesia | GFZ |
User reports for this quake (7)
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Seminyak / not felt
Kuta / not felt
Tuban Bali (341.8 km WNW of epicenter) [Map] / not felt (reported through our app)
Ubud (346 km WNW of epicenter) [Map] / not felt (reported through our app)
Mataram (251.9 km WNW of epicenter) [Map] / not felt (reported through our app)
188.7 km NW of epicenter [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) (reported through our app)
Kuta (Indonesia, 340 km W of epicenter) : Light short shake (reported through EMSC)
Aftershocks of the 5.0 quake Indian Ocean, 153 km south of Dompu, West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia, 29 July 2019 12:42 GMT
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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (2 quakes):- 08 Sep 2019 08:01 UTC| M 3.2 |15 km (9.3 mi) depth|9 km (5 mi) distance| BMKG | Details
- 08 Aug 2019 12:48 UTC| M 3.8 |10 km (6.2 mi) depth|11 km (7 mi) distance| EMSC | Details
Earlier earthquakes in the same area since 1900
Moderate mag. 5.0 earthquake - Indian Ocean, 153 km south of Dompu, West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia, on Monday, 29 July 2019 at 12:42 (GMT)- Date / time UTC| Mag |Depth|Age|Distance| Details
- 19 Aug 1977 06:08| 8.3 |25km / 16mi|43 years ago|150km / 93mi| South of Sumbawa, Indonesia
- 09 May 1922 13:50| 7.0 |35km / 22mi|99 years ago|94km / 58mi| Sumbawa Region, Indonesia
- 19 Dec 1986 03:41| 6.5 |25km / 15mi|34 years ago|125km / 78mi| Sumba Region, Indonesia
- 22 Jan 2019 05:10| 6.4 |10km / 6.2mi|2 years ago|121km / 75mi| Sumba Region, Indonesia
- 11 Mar 1982 10:32| 6.4 |33km / 21mi|39 years ago|80km / 49mi| Sumbawa Region, Indonesia
- 04 Oct 1984 16:31| 6.3 |34km / 21mi|36 years ago|80km / 50mi| Sumbawa Region, Indonesia
- 07 Oct 1977 12:10| 6.3 |33km / 21mi|43 years ago|82km / 51mi| Sumbawa Region, Indonesia
- 02 Jan 1977 09:55| 6.3 |19km / 11.8mi|44 years ago|108km / 67mi| South of Sumbawa, Indonesia
- 13 Apr 1951 10:14| 6.3 |25km / 16mi|70 years ago|107km / 67mi| Sumba Region, Indonesia
- 21 Dec 1938 12:26| 6.3 |25km / 16mi|82 years ago|74km / 46mi| Sumbawa Region, Indonesia
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