Moderate mag. 5.7 earthquake - 36 km south of Mamuju, Kabupaten Mamuju, West Sulawesi, Indonesia, on Thursday, 14 Jan 2021 2:35 pm (GMT +8) -

This quake was likely a foreshock of the 6.2 quake 34 km south of Mamuju, West Sulawesi, Indonesia, 15 Jan 2021 2:28 am (GMT +8), which followed after 12 hours.
Moderate mag. 5.7 earthquake - 36 km south of Mamuju, Kabupaten Mamuju, West Sulawesi, Indonesia, on Thursday, 14 Jan 2021 2:35 pm (GMT +8)

Moderate magnitude 5.7 earthquake at 10 km depth

14 Jan 06:43 UTC: First to report: GFZ after 7 minutes.
14 Jan 06:50: Now using data updates from BMKG
Update Thu, 14 Jan 2021, 06:51
Magnitude 5.7 earthquake strikes near Mamuju, Kabupaten Mamuju, West Sulawesi, Indonesia
5.7 quake 14 Jan 2:35 pm (GMT +8)
5.7 quake 14 Jan 2:35 pm (GMT +8)
A shallow magnitude 5.7 earthquake was reported early afternoon near Mamuju, Kabupaten Mamuju, West Sulawesi, Indonesia.
According to Indonesia's Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical Agency (BMKG), the quake hit on Thursday 14 January 2021 at 2:35 pm local time at a shallow depth of 10 km. Shallow earthquakes are felt more strongly than deeper ones as they are closer to the surface. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.
Our monitoring service identified a second report from the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) which listed the quake at magnitude 5.7 as well. A third agency, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), reported the same quake at magnitude 5.8.
Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake was probably felt by many people in the area of the epicenter. It should not have caused significant damage, other than objects falling from shelves, broken windows, etc.
In Mamuju (pop. 15,000) located 36 km from the epicenter, Majene (pop. 37,700) 60 km away, and Polewali (pop. 58,200) 66 km away, the quake should have been felt as light shaking.
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Earthquake data:

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Date & time: 14 Jan 2021 06:35:51 UTC -
Local time at epicenter: Thursday, 14 Jan 2021 2:35 pm (GMT +8)
Magnitude: 5.7
Depth: 10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 3°S / 118.94°E (West Sulawesi, Indonesia)
Nearby towns and cities:
36 km (22 mi) S of Mamuju (pop: 15,000) --> See nearby quakes!
60 km (37 mi) N of Majene (pop: 37,700) --> See nearby quakes!
66 km (41 mi) NW of Polewali (pop: 58,200) --> See nearby quakes!
106 km (66 mi) W of Rantepao (South Sulawesi) (pop: 40,400) --> See nearby quakes!
136 km (85 mi) NW of Parepare (South Sulawesi) (pop: 140,000) --> See nearby quakes!
140 km (87 mi) W of Palopo (South Sulawesi) (pop: 129,300) --> See nearby quakes!
174 km (108 mi) NW of Sengkang (South Sulawesi) (pop: 59,500) --> See nearby quakes!
230 km (143 mi) NW of Watampone (South Sulawesi) (pop: 81,600) --> See nearby quakes!
245 km (152 mi) NNW of Makassar (South Sulawesi) (pop: 1,321,700) --> See nearby quakes!
1388 km (862 mi) ENE of Jakarta (pop: 8,540,100) --> See nearby quakes!
Weather at epicenter at time of quake:
Overcast Clouds 23°C (73 F), humidity: 94%, wind: 1 m/s (3 kts) from WNW
Primary data source: BMKG (Meteorological, Climatological, and Geophysical Agency of Indonesia)
Estimated released energy: 2.2 x 1013 joules (6.22 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 5351 tons of TNT or 0.3 atomic bombs!) More info
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Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies

Info: The more agencies report about the same quake and post similar data, the more confidence you can have in the data. It takes normally up to a few hours until earthquake parameters are calculated with near-optimum precision.
MagnitudeDepthLocationSource
M 5.710 km- 31 km S of Mamuju, IndonesiaBMKG
M 5.719 kmSULAWESI, INDONESIAEMSC
M 5.618 kmSulawesi, IndonesiaGFZ
M 5.719 km31 Km S of Mamuju, IndonesiaUSGS
M 5.621 kmSulawesi, IndonesiaGeoAu

User reports for this quake (5)

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36.8 km N of epicenter [Map] / Strong shaking (MMI VI) (reported through our app)
118.2 km SE of epicenter [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) / single vertical bump / 10-15 s
37.2 km N of epicenter [Map] / Very strong shaking (MMI VII) (reported through our app)
1033.2 km NNW of epicenter [Map] / not felt (reported through our app)
polewali mandar / Moderate shaking (MMI V) / horizontal (sideways) swinging / 2-5 s : The shaking is too strong even though its far away from the location
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Moderate mag. 5.7 earthquake - 36 km south of Mamuju, Kabupaten Mamuju, West Sulawesi, Indonesia, on Thursday, 14 Jan 2021 2:35 pm (GMT +8)

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