Moderate mag. 3.9 earthquake - Indian Ocean, Indonesia, on Saturday, 30 Jan 2021 7:06 pm (GMT +0) -

Moderate mag. 3.9 earthquake - Indian Ocean, Indonesia, on Saturday, 30 Jan 2021 7:06 pm (GMT +0)

Moderate magnitude 3.9 earthquake at 10 km depth

30 Jan 23:35 UTC: First to report: BMKG after 4 hours.
Date & time: 30 Jan 2021 19:06:09 UTC -
Local time at epicenter: Saturday, 30 Jan 2021 7:06 pm (GMT +0)
Magnitude: 3.9
Depth: 10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 11.23°S / 117.46°E (Indian Ocean, Indonesia)
Nearby towns and cities:
304 km (189 mi) S of Sumbawa Besar (pop: 52,700) --> See nearby quakes!
310 km (192 mi) SSE of Praya (Kabupaten Lombok Tengah) (pop: 35,200) --> See nearby quakes!
319 km (198 mi) SSW of Dompu (pop: 49,000) --> See nearby quakes!
329 km (205 mi) SSE of Mataram (pop: 318,700) --> See nearby quakes!
338 km (210 mi) SSW of Bima (pop: 67,000) --> See nearby quakes!
353 km (219 mi) WSW of Waingapu (pop: 48,800) --> See nearby quakes!
378 km (235 mi) SE of Denpasar (pop: 834,900) --> See nearby quakes!
404 km (251 mi) SW of Labuan Bajo (pop: 188,700) --> See nearby quakes!
433 km (269 mi) SE of Singaraja (pop: 133,800) --> See nearby quakes!
545 km (339 mi) SE of Situbondo (pop: 600,000) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: BMKG (Meteorological, Climatological, and Geophysical Agency of Indonesia)
Estimated released energy: 4.5 x 1010 joules (12.4 megawatt hours, equivalent to 10.7 tons of TNT) More info
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Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies

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MagnitudeDepthLocationSource
3.910 kmSouth of Sumbawa, IndonesiaBMKG
3.910 kmSOUTH OF SUMBAWA, INDONESIAEMSC

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