Strong mag. 6.6 earthquake - Sumbawa Region, Indonesia on Sunday, 8 November 2009
Magnitude: 6.6
Depth: 18.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 8.207°S / 118.631°E
(Indonesia)Nearest volcano: Doro Lambuwu (23 km / 14 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
30 km (19 mi) NW of Bima (pop: 67,000)
41 km (25 mi) NE of Dompu (pop: 49,000)
104 km (64 mi) NW of Komodo (pop: 2,000)
129 km (80 mi) E of Pototano (pop: 5,000)
142 km (88 mi) NW of Labuan Bajo (pop: 188,700)
1319 km (820 mi) E of Jakarta (pop: 8,540,100)
Primary data source: USGS
Estimated released energy: 5 x 1014 joules (139 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 1.2 x 105 tons of TNT or 7.5 atomic bombs!) [learn more]
Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies
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| Time | Mag. / Depth | Location | Source |
| Sun, 8 Nov 19:41 UTC | M 6.6 / 18 km | Sumbawa Region, Indonesia | USGS |
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Aftershocks of the 6.6 quake: Sumbawa Region, Indonesia, 8 Nov 2009 19:41
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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (7 quakes):- 07 Apr 2010 04:53 UTC| M 4.2 |144.4 km (89.7 mi) depth|54 km (33 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 26 Mar 2010 08:18 UTC| M 4.3 |149.6 km (93 mi) depth|78 km (49 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 07 Mar 2010 15:03 UTC| M 4.1 |15.9 km (9.9 mi) depth|46 km (29 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 10 Feb 2010 21:00 UTC| M 4.3 |35 km (21.7 mi) depth|44 km (28 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 07 Jan 2010 12:35 UTC| M 4.0 |35 km (21.7 mi) depth|66 km (41 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 06 Dec 2009 06:44 UTC| M 5.0 |10 km (6.2 mi) depth|49 km (31 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 11 Nov 2009 22:01 UTC| M 5.0 |35 km (21.7 mi) depth|48 km (30 mi) distance| USGS | Details
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