Mag. 4.5 earthquake - Southern Sumatra, Indonesia, on Wednesday, 6 September 2000 at 04:30 (GMT)
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Light magnitude 4.5 earthquake at 33 km depth
Magnitude: 4.5
Depth: 33.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 4.436°S / 102.229°E
(Indonesia)Nearest volcano: Dempo (110 km / 68 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
71 km (44 mi) S of Bengkulu (pop: 309,700) --> See nearby quakes!
112 km (70 mi) SSW of Curup (pop: 46,200) --> See nearby quakes!
122 km (76 mi) WSW of Pagar Alam (pop: 70,400) --> See nearby quakes!
145 km (90 mi) SSW of Lubuklinggau (pop: 148,200) --> See nearby quakes!
163 km (101 mi) WSW of Lahat (pop: 65,900) --> See nearby quakes!
183 km (114 mi) WSW of Tanjungagung (pop: 53,100) --> See nearby quakes!
218 km (135 mi) W of Baturaja (pop: 134,800) --> See nearby quakes!
248 km (154 mi) WSW of Prabumulih (pop: 103,500) --> See nearby quakes!
326 km (203 mi) WSW of Palembang (pop: 1,441,500) --> See nearby quakes!
548 km (341 mi) WNW of Jakarta (pop: 8,540,100) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Estimated released energy: 3.5 x 1011 joules (98.6 megawatt hours, equivalent to 84.8 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 4.5 | 33 km | southern Sumatra, Indonesia | USGS |
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