Mag. 4.4 earthquake - 171 km southwest of Labuan Bajo, Kabupaten Manggarai Barat, Nusa Tenggara Timur, Indonesia, on Tuesday, 18 August 2020 at 05:45 (GMT) -
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Light magnitude 4.4 earthquake at 10 km depth
18 Aug 05:55 UTC: First to report: BMKG after 10 minutes.
Aug 18 06:00: Magnitude recalculated from 4.3 to 4.4.
Aug 18 06:00: Magnitude recalculated from 4.3 to 4.4.
Magnitude: 4.4
Depth: 10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 9.76°S / 119°E
(Indian Ocean, Indonesia)Nearest volcano: Gilbanta (155 km / 96 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
139 km (86 mi) W of Waingapu (pop: 48,800) --> See nearby quakes!
148 km (92 mi) SSE of Bima (pop: 67,000) --> See nearby quakes!
148 km (92 mi) SSE of Dompu (pop: 49,000) --> See nearby quakes!
171 km (106 mi) SW of Labuan Bajo (pop: 188,700) --> See nearby quakes!
205 km (128 mi) SW of Ruteng (Kabupaten Manggarai) (pop: 34,600) --> See nearby quakes!
223 km (139 mi) SE of Sumbawa Besar (pop: 52,700) --> See nearby quakes!
310 km (192 mi) WSW of Ende (pop: 77,200) --> See nearby quakes!
343 km (213 mi) ESE of Mataram (pop: 318,700) --> See nearby quakes!
433 km (269 mi) ESE of Denpasar (pop: 834,900) --> See nearby quakes!
1395 km (867 mi) ESE of Jakarta (pop: 8,540,100) --> See nearby quakes!
106 km (66 mi) W of Pulau Sumba Island (pop: 686,100) --> See nearby quakes!
157 km (98 mi) SE of Pulau Sumbawa Island (pop: 1,391,300) --> See nearby quakes!
77 km (48 mi) W of Pulau Watusipu Island --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: BMKG (Meteorological, Climatological, and Geophysical Agency of Indonesia)
Estimated released energy: 2.5 x 1011 joules (69.8 megawatt hours, equivalent to 60 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 4.4 | 10 km | Sumba Region, Indonesia | BMKG |
| M 4.4 | 10 km | Sumba Region, Indonesia | EMSC |
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