Moderate mag. 5.3 earthquake - Southern Sumatra, Indonesia, on Saturday, 24 April 1999 at 15:42 (GMT)
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Moderate magnitude 5.3 earthquake at 65 km depth
Magnitude: 5.3
Depth: 65.2 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 4.135°S / 102.369°E
(Indonesia)Nearest volcano: Kaba (75 km / 47 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
39 km (24 mi) SSE of Bengkulu (pop: 309,700) --> See nearby quakes!
76 km (47 mi) SSW of Curup (pop: 46,200) --> See nearby quakes!
98 km (61 mi) W of Pagar Alam (pop: 70,400) --> See nearby quakes!
108 km (67 mi) SSW of Lubuklinggau (pop: 148,200) --> See nearby quakes!
136 km (84 mi) WSW of Lahat (pop: 65,900) --> See nearby quakes!
161 km (100 mi) W of Tanjungagung (pop: 53,100) --> See nearby quakes!
199 km (124 mi) W of Baturaja (pop: 134,800) --> See nearby quakes!
221 km (137 mi) WSW of Prabumulih (pop: 103,500) --> See nearby quakes!
297 km (184 mi) WSW of Palembang (pop: 1,441,500) --> See nearby quakes!
547 km (340 mi) WNW of Jakarta (pop: 8,540,100) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Estimated released energy: 5.6 x 1012 joules (1.56 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 1344 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 5.3 | 65 km | southern Sumatra, Indonesia | USGS |
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Aftershocks of the 5.3 quake Southern Sumatra, Indonesia, 24 April 1999 15:42 GMT
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