Moderate mag. 5.0 earthquake - 28 km west of Purwakarta, West Java, Indonesia, on Saturday, February 26, 2011 at 06:29 GMT
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Moderate magnitude 5.0 earthquake at 187 km depth
1 Jan 00:00 UTC: First to report: USGS after 30 seconds.
Magnitude: 5
Depth: 187.4 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 6.556°S / 107.187°E

Antipode: 6.556°N / 72.813°W
Nearest volcano: Sanggabuana (5 km / 3 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
28 km (18 mi) W of Purwakarta (pop: 215,800) --> See nearby quakes!
30 km (19 mi) NNW of Ciranjang-hilir (pop: 77,800) --> See nearby quakes!
31 km (19 mi) SE of Cileungsir (pop: 202,200) --> See nearby quakes!
33 km (21 mi) S of Cikarang (pop: 106,500) --> See nearby quakes!
33 km (21 mi) WSW of Cikampek (pop: 145,600) --> See nearby quakes!
35 km (22 mi) ESE of Citeureup (pop: 110,200) --> See nearby quakes!
38 km (23 mi) ESE of Cibinong (pop: 188,700) --> See nearby quakes!
42 km (26 mi) SSE of Bekasi (pop: 1,520,100) --> See nearby quakes!
54 km (33 mi) SE of Jakarta (pop: 8,540,100) --> See nearby quakes!
62 km (38 mi) NW of Bandung (pop: 1,699,700) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Estimated released energy: 2 x 1012 joules (554 megawatt hours, equivalent to 477 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy
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Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
5.0 | 187 km | Java, Indonesia | USGS |
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