Mag. 3.1 earthquake - Indian Ocean, 81 km west of Waingapu, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia, on Monday, 14 September 2020 at 22:09 (GMT) -
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Minor magnitude 3.1 earthquake at 25 km depth
14 Sep 23:51 UTC: First to report: BMKG after 1 hour and 42 minutes.
15 Sep 07:21: Magnitude recalculated from 3.0 to 3.1.
18 Sep 03:12: Now using data updates from BMKG
20 Sep 02:10: Now using data updates from BMKG
15 Sep 07:21: Magnitude recalculated from 3.0 to 3.1.
18 Sep 03:12: Now using data updates from BMKG
20 Sep 02:10: Now using data updates from BMKG
Magnitude: 3.1
Depth: 25.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 9.85°S / 119.55°E
(Indian Ocean, Indonesia)Nearest volcano: Wai Sano (136 km / 85 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
81 km (50 mi) WSW of Waingapu (pop: 48,800) --> See nearby quakes!
140 km (87 mi) S of Komodo (pop: 2,000) --> See nearby quakes!
155 km (96 mi) SSW of Labuan Bajo (pop: 188,700) --> See nearby quakes!
170 km (106 mi) SW of Ruteng (Kabupaten Manggarai) (pop: 34,600) --> See nearby quakes!
179 km (111 mi) SSE of Bima (pop: 67,000) --> See nearby quakes!
189 km (117 mi) SE of Dompu (pop: 49,000) --> See nearby quakes!
257 km (160 mi) WSW of Ende (pop: 77,200) --> See nearby quakes!
278 km (173 mi) ESE of Sumbawa Besar (pop: 52,700) --> See nearby quakes!
323 km (200 mi) WSW of Maumere (pop: 47,600) --> See nearby quakes!
1456 km (905 mi) ESE of Jakarta (pop: 8,540,100) --> See nearby quakes!
49 km (30 mi) WSW of Pulau Sumba Island (pop: 686,100) --> See nearby quakes!
16 km (10 mi) W of Pulau Watusipu Island --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: BMKG (Meteorological, Climatological, and Geophysical Agency of Indonesia)
Estimated released energy: 2.8 x 109 joules (783 kilowatt hours, equivalent to 0.674 tons of TNT) More info
Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 3.1 | 25 km | Sumba Region, Indonesia | BMKG |
| M 3.0 | 25 km | Sumba Region, Indonesia | EMSC |
| M 3.1 | 25 km | Sumba Region, Indonesia | BMKG |
| M 3.1 | 25 km | Sumba Region, Indonesia | BMKG |
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