Mag. 4.6 earthquake - 213 km northwest of Surabaya, Jawa Timur, Indonesia, on Sunday, 20 September 2020 at 05:38 (GMT) -

Mag. 4.6 earthquake - 213 km northwest of Surabaya, Jawa Timur, Indonesia, on Sunday, 20 September 2020 at 05:38 (GMT)

Light magnitude 4.6 earthquake at 426 km depth

20 Sep 05:50 UTC: First to report: BMKG after 12 minutes.
Date & time: 20 Sep 2020 05:38:48 UTC -
Magnitude: 4.6
Depth: 426.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 5.83°S / 111.45°E (Java Sea, Indonesia)
Nearest volcano: Muria (108 km / 67 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
90 km (56 mi) NNE of Tayu (pop: 26,400) --> See nearby quakes!
96 km (60 mi) N of Lasem (pop: 28,900) --> See nearby quakes!
98 km (61 mi) N of Rembangan (pop: 44,000) --> See nearby quakes!
104 km (65 mi) NNE of Juwana (pop: 40,200) --> See nearby quakes!
110 km (68 mi) NE of Batang (pop: 115,500) --> See nearby quakes!
113 km (70 mi) NNE of Pati (pop: 122,800) --> See nearby quakes!
123 km (77 mi) NNE of Baekrajan (pop: 57,900) --> See nearby quakes!
128 km (79 mi) NNE of Kudus (pop: 92,200) --> See nearby quakes!
213 km (133 mi) NW of Surabaya (pop: 2,374,700) --> See nearby quakes!
511 km (318 mi) E of Jakarta (pop: 8,540,100) --> See nearby quakes!
244 km (152 mi) NE of Java Island (pop: 141,370,000) --> See nearby quakes!
93 km (58 mi) N of Pulau Cilik Island --> See nearby quakes!
Weather at epicenter at time of quake:
Broken Clouds 28.2°C (83 F), humidity: 81%, wind: 7 km/h (4 kts) from E
Primary data source: BMKG (Meteorological, Climatological, and Geophysical Agency of Indonesia)
Estimated released energy: 5 x 1011 joules (139 megawatt hours, equivalent to 120 tons of TNT) More info
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Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies

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MagnitudeDepthLocationSource
M 4.6426 kmJava Sea, IndonesiaBMKG

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257.6 km SSW of epicenter [Map] / not felt (reported through our app)
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Earlier earthquakes in the same area since 1900

Mag. 4.6 earthquake - 213 km northwest of Surabaya, Jawa Timur, Indonesia, on Sunday, 20 September 2020 at 05:38 (GMT)
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  • Date / time UTC
    | Mag |
    Depth
    |
    Age
    |
    Distance
    | Details
  • 02 Sep 1992 05:50
    | 6.7 |
    625km / 388mi
    |
    28 years ago
    |
    80km / 50mi
    | Java, Indonesia
  • 09 Jul 1984 23:19
    | 6.7 |
    534km / 332mi
    |
    37 years ago
    |
    17km / 11mi
    | Java Sea (Indonesia)
  • 24 Mar 1967 09:00
    | 6.7 |
    598km / 372mi
    |
    54 years ago
    |
    87km / 54mi
    | Java Sea (Indonesia)
  • 06 Jul 2020 22:54
    | 6.6 |
    536km / 333mi
    |
    28 weeks ago
    |
    92km / 57mi
    | Java Sea (Indonesia)
  • 28 Sep 1994 16:39
    | 6.6 |
    638km / 396mi
    |
    26 years ago
    |
    122km / 76mi
    | Java Sea (Indonesia)
  • 19 Jun 1950 12:37
    | 6.6 |
    45km / 28mi
    |
    71 years ago
    |
    145km / 90mi
    | Java, Indonesia
  • 15 Nov 1994 20:18
    | 6.5 |
    561km / 348mi
    |
    26 years ago
    |
    142km / 89mi
    | Java Sea (Indonesia)
  • 13 Feb 1970 15:43
    | 6.5 |
    623km / 387mi
    |
    51 years ago
    |
    171km / 107mi
    | Java Sea (Indonesia)
  • 30 Jan 1968 03:44
    | 6.3 |
    596km / 370mi
    |
    53 years ago
    |
    214km / 133mi
    | Java, Indonesia
  • 05 Feb 2020 18:12
    | 6.2 |
    602km / 374mi
    |
    50 weeks ago
    |
    184km / 114mi
    | Java, Indonesia
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