Mag. 4.0 earthquake - 120 km southwest of Padang, Indonesia, on Friday, 2 October 2020 at 07:27 (GMT) -
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Light magnitude 4.0 earthquake at 10 km depth
2 Oct 07:35 UTC: First to report: BMKG after 8 minutes.
2 Oct 21:00: Magnitude recalculated from 3.9 to 4.0. Epicenter location corrected by 1.1 km (0.7 mi) towards S.
6 Oct 14:05: Now using data updates from BMKG
2 Oct 21:00: Magnitude recalculated from 3.9 to 4.0. Epicenter location corrected by 1.1 km (0.7 mi) towards S.
6 Oct 14:05: Now using data updates from BMKG
Magnitude: 4
Depth: 10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 1.9°S / 99.84°E
(Indian Ocean, Indonesia)Nearest volcano: Talang (138 km / 86 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
120 km (75 mi) SSW of Padang (pop: 840,400) --> See nearby quakes!
146 km (91 mi) SSW of Pariaman (pop: 92,200) --> See nearby quakes!
152 km (95 mi) SW of Solok (pop: 48,400) --> See nearby quakes!
173 km (108 mi) W of Sungai Penuh (pop: 95,900) --> See nearby quakes!
184 km (114 mi) SW of Sijunjung (pop: 27,800) --> See nearby quakes!
187 km (116 mi) SSW of Bukittinggi (pop: 98,700) --> See nearby quakes!
207 km (129 mi) SSW of Payakumbuh (pop: 121,600) --> See nearby quakes!
322 km (200 mi) SSW of Pekanbaru (pop: 704,000) --> See nearby quakes!
576 km (358 mi) SW of Batam (pop: 1,164,400) --> See nearby quakes!
913 km (567 mi) WNW of Jakarta (pop: 8,540,100) --> See nearby quakes!
43 km (27 mi) NE of Pulau Pittojat Island --> See nearby quakes!
118 km (73 mi) ESE of Siberut Island --> See nearby quakes!
Weather at epicenter at time of quake:
Broken Clouds
26.9°C (80 F), humidity: 74%, wind: 2 m/s (4 kts) from SW
Primary data source: BMKG (Meteorological, Climatological, and Geophysical Agency of Indonesia)
Broken Clouds
26.9°C (80 F), humidity: 74%, wind: 2 m/s (4 kts) from SWEstimated released energy: 6.3 x 1010 joules (17.5 megawatt hours, equivalent to 15.1 tons of TNT) More info
Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 4.0 | 10 km | Southern Sumatra, Indonesia | BMKG |
| M 3.9 | 10 km | Kep. Mentawai Region, Indonesia | EMSC |
| M 4.0 | 10 km | Southern Sumatra, Indonesia | BMKG |
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Mag. 4.0 earthquake - 120 km southwest of Padang, Indonesia, on Friday, 2 October 2020 at 07:27 (GMT)
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