Mag. 4.8 earthquake - Southwest of Sumatra, Indonesia (Christmas Island), on Thursday, 21 November 2019 at 10:38 (GMT) -

Mag. 4.8 earthquake - Southwest of Sumatra, Indonesia (Christmas Island), on Thursday, 21 November 2019 at 10:38 (GMT)

Light magnitude 4.8 earthquake at 5 km depth

21 Nov 10:50 UTC: First to report: BMKG after 11 minutes.
Date & time: 21 Nov 2019 10:38:40 UTC -
Magnitude: 4.8
Depth: 5.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 9.99°S / 104.49°E (Christmas Island)
Nearby towns and cities:
139 km (86 mi) WNW of Flying Fish Cove (Christmas Island) (pop: 500)
434 km (270 mi) SW of Sukabumi (West Java, Indonesia) (pop: 276,400)
437 km (272 mi) SW of Cicurug (West Java, Indonesia) (pop: 89,000)
448 km (278 mi) SSW of Rangkasbitung (Banten, Indonesia) (pop: 126,900)
453 km (281 mi) SSW of Ciampea (West Java, Indonesia) (pop: 207,200)
455 km (282 mi) SSW of Bogor (West Java, Indonesia) (pop: 800,000)
484 km (301 mi) SW of Bandung (West Java, Indonesia) (pop: 1,699,700)
494 km (307 mi) SSW of Jakarta (Indonesia) (pop: 8,540,100)
Primary data source: BMKG
Estimated released energy: 1 x 1012 joules (278 megawatt hours, equivalent to 239 tons of TNT) More info
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MagnitudeDepthLocationSource
M 4.85 kmSouthwest of Sumatra, Indonesia (Christmas Island)BMKG

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