Very strong mag. 6.5 earthquake - 35 km north of Dompu, West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia, on Sunday, November 25, 2007 at 19:53 GMT
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Very strong magnitude 6.5 earthquake at 18 km depth
1 Jan 00:00 UTC: First to report: USGS after 30 seconds.
Magnitude: 6.5
Depth: 18.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 8.224°S / 118.467°E
(Flores Sea, Indonesia)Antipode: 8.224°N / 61.533°W
Nearest volcano: Doro Lambuwu (16 km / 10 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
35 km (22 mi) N of Dompu (pop: 49,000) --> See nearby quakes!
39 km (24 mi) NW of Bima (pop: 67,000) --> See nearby quakes!
119 km (74 mi) ENE of Sumbawa Besar (pop: 52,700) --> See nearby quakes!
159 km (99 mi) W of Labuanbajo (pop: 188,700) --> See nearby quakes!
224 km (139 mi) W of Ruteng (Kabupaten Manggarai) (pop: 34,600) --> See nearby quakes!
248 km (154 mi) ENE of Praya (Kabupaten Lombok Tengah) (pop: 35,200) --> See nearby quakes!
254 km (158 mi) NW of Waingapu (pop: 48,800) --> See nearby quakes!
262 km (163 mi) E of Matalam (pop: 318,700) --> See nearby quakes!
358 km (223 mi) SSW of Macassar (pop: 1,321,700) --> See nearby quakes!
361 km (224 mi) E of Denpasar (pop: 834,900) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Estimated released energy: 3.5 x 1014 joules (98.6 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 84802 tons of TNT or 5.3 atomic bombs!) | about seismic energy
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| Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
| 6.5 | 18 km | Sumbawa region, Indonesia | USGS |
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Aftershocks
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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (39 quakes)
Date and time | Mag Depth | Location | Details |
| May 11, 2008 18:38 14 years ago | 3.6 35 km | 17 km E of Sumbawa Besar, Indonesia | More |
| May 9, 2008 21:23 14 years ago | 4.7 111 km | Nisa Sanae, 39 km SE of Bima, West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia | More |
| Apr 25, 2008 10:23 14 years ago | 4.4 119 km | Pulau Sura, 13 km S of Dompu, West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia | More |
| Apr 11, 2008 16:26 14 years ago | 4.4 168 km | Pulau Sumbawa, 45 km SW of Dompu, West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia | More |
| Apr 10, 2008 19:48 14 years ago | 4.3 88 km | 22 km NW of Dompu, West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia | More |
| Apr 6, 2008 01:50 14 years ago | 3.9 273 km | 77 km NW of Bima, West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia | More |
| Mar 15, 2008 10:08 14 years ago | 3.9 37 km | 43 km N of Bima, West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia | More |
| Feb 25, 2008 21:03 14 years ago | 4.6 233 km | 51 km N of Sumbawa Besar, Indonesia | More |
| Feb 9, 2008 00:31 14 years ago | 4.1 179 km | Pulau Sumbawa, 56 km SW of Dompu, West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia | More |
| Feb 7, 2008 18:44 14 years ago | 3.6 38 km | 41 km NW of Dompu, West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia | More |
| Feb 7, 2008 12:26 14 years ago | 4.0 279 km | 51 km N of Dompu, West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia | More |
| Feb 6, 2008 14:11 14 years ago | 3.6 10 km | 29 km E of Pototano, Kabupaten Sumbawa, West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia | More |
| Jan 29, 2008 04:20 14 years ago | 3.5 35 km | Nisa Sanae, 51 km E of Bima, West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia | More |
| Jan 11, 2008 23:52 14 years ago | 3.8 163 km | Gili Banta, 13 km NW of Komodo, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia | More |
| Jan 7, 2008 08:22 14 years ago | 4.4 35 km | 28 km N of Dompu, West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia | More |
| Jan 7, 2008 00:41 14 years ago | 4.5 35 km | 37 km NW of Dompu, West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia | More |
| Jan 1, 2008 18:42 14 years ago | 4.4 178 km | 34 km NE of Sumbawa Besar, Indonesia | More |
| Dec 27, 2007 17:25 14 years ago | 4.2 17 km | 45 km NW of Bima, West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia | More |
| Dec 21, 2007 10:42 14 years ago | 4.3 35 km | 31 km N of Bima, West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia | More |
| Dec 20, 2007 14:41 14 years ago | 3.6 35 km | 34 km N of Dompu, West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia | More |
| Dec 17, 2007 05:50 14 years ago | 4.0 35 km | 30 km NW of Bima, West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia | More |
| Dec 14, 2007 04:20 14 years ago | 3.7 10 km | 44 km NW of Bima, West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia | More |
| Dec 13, 2007 20:07 14 years ago | 3.5 27 km | 91 km NE of Bima, West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia | More |
| Dec 13, 2007 16:15 14 years ago | 4.9 10 km | 50 km N of Dompu, West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia | More |
| Dec 13, 2007 02:44 14 years ago | 4.9 11 km | 39 km N of Bima, West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia | More |
| Dec 5, 2007 03:50 14 years ago | 4.2 12 km | 48 km NW of Bima, West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia | More |
| Dec 3, 2007 06:54 14 years ago | 4.2 126 km | 20 km W of Dompu, West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia | More |
| Nov 30, 2007 14:11 14 years ago | 3.6 35 km | 39 km NW of Bima, West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia | More |
| Nov 27, 2007 18:04 14 years ago | 4.6 105 km | 38 km SW of Dompu, West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia | More |
| Nov 27, 2007 10:39 14 years ago | 4.7 35 km | 33 km NW of Bima, West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia | More |
| Nov 26, 2007 08:14 14 years ago | 5.3 35 km | 28 km N of Bima, West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia | More |
| Nov 26, 2007 04:46 14 years ago | 4.2 35 km | 27 km N of Bima, West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia | More |
| Nov 26, 2007 04:28 14 years ago | 4.2 35 km | 27 km N of Bima, West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia | More |
| Nov 26, 2007 04:04 14 years ago | 4.5 51 km | 34 km NW of Bima, West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia | More |
| Nov 26, 2007 02:31 14 years ago | 5.4 33 km | 27 km NW of Bima, West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia | More |
| Nov 26, 2007 01:56 14 years ago | 4.2 35 km | 30 km NW of Bima, West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia | More |
| Nov 26, 2007 01:46 14 years ago | 4.1 35 km | 42 km N of Bima, West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia | More |
| Nov 25, 2007 21:44 14 years ago | 4.5 35 km | 33 km NW of Bima, West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia | More |
| Nov 25, 2007 20:59 14 years ago | 3.8 35 km | 46 km N of Bima, West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia | More |
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