Mag. 4.1 earthquake - 42 km west of Waingapu, Kabupaten Sumba Timur, Nusa Tenggara Timur, Indonesia, on Tuesday, 15 September 2020 at 03:24 (GMT) -
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Light magnitude 4.1 earthquake at 32 km depth
15 Sep 03:35 UTC: First to report: BMKG after 11 minutes.
15 Sep 03:40: Magnitude recalculated from 4.3 to 4.2. Epicenter location corrected by 2.2 km (1.4 mi) towards N.
15 Sep 16:00: Magnitude recalculated from 4.2 to 4.1.
23 Sep 00:55: Now using data updates from BMKG
15 Sep 03:40: Magnitude recalculated from 4.3 to 4.2. Epicenter location corrected by 2.2 km (1.4 mi) towards N.
15 Sep 16:00: Magnitude recalculated from 4.2 to 4.1.
23 Sep 00:55: Now using data updates from BMKG
Magnitude: 4.1
Depth: 32.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 9.74°S / 119.89°E
(East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia)Nearest volcano: Wai Sano (114 km / 71 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
42 km (26 mi) WSW of Waingapu (pop: 48,800) --> See nearby quakes!
410 km (255 mi) W of Kupang (pop: 282,400) --> See nearby quakes!
1489 km (925 mi) ESE of Jakarta (pop: 8,540,100) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: NRCAN
Estimated released energy: 8.9 x 1010 joules (24.8 megawatt hours, equivalent to 21.3 tons of TNT) More info
Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 4.1 | 32 km | Sumba Region, Indonesia | NRCAN |
| M 4.3 | 32 km | Sumba Region, Indonesia | EMSC |
| M 4.1 | 32 km | Sumba Region, Indonesia | BMKG |
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