Light mag. 4.2 earthquake - Indian Ocean, 190 km south of Bengkulu, Indonesia, on Saturday, 13 Feb 2021 10:03 am (GMT +7) -

This quake was likely an aftershock of the 6.3 quake Indian Ocean, 228 km south of Bengkulu, Indonesia, 10 Feb 2021 7:52 pm (GMT +7), which had occurred 3 days earlier.
Light mag. 4.2 earthquake - Indian Ocean, 190 km south of Bengkulu, Indonesia, on Saturday, 13 Feb 2021 10:03 am (GMT +7)

Light magnitude 4.2 earthquake at 125 km depth

13 Feb 03:10 UTC: First to report: BMKG after 7 minutes.
13 Feb 03:25: Magnitude recalculated from 4.3 to 4.2. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 10.0 to 125.0 km (from 6.2 to 78 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 29 km (18 mi) towards NNE.
Date & time: 13 Feb 2021 03:03:13 UTC -
Local time at epicenter: Saturday, 13 Feb 2021 10:03 am (GMT +7)
Magnitude: 4.2
Depth: 125.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 5.47°S / 101.91°E (Indian Ocean, Indonesia)
Nearest volcano: Patah (203 km / 126 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
190 km (118 mi) S of Bengkulu (pop: 309,700) --> See nearby quakes!
219 km (136 mi) SW of Pagar Alam (pop: 70,400) --> See nearby quakes!
232 km (144 mi) SSW of Curup (pop: 46,200) --> See nearby quakes!
261 km (162 mi) SW of Lahat (pop: 65,900) --> See nearby quakes!
264 km (164 mi) SSW of Lubuklinggau (pop: 148,200) --> See nearby quakes!
271 km (168 mi) SW of Tanjungagung (pop: 53,100) --> See nearby quakes!
291 km (181 mi) WSW of Baturaja (pop: 134,800) --> See nearby quakes!
371 km (231 mi) W of Bandar Lampung (pop: 800,300) --> See nearby quakes!
424 km (263 mi) SW of Palembang (pop: 1,441,500) --> See nearby quakes!
552 km (343 mi) W of Jakarta (pop: 8,540,100) --> See nearby quakes!
Weather at epicenter at time of quake:
Few Clouds 28.3°C (83 F), humidity: 72%, wind: 3 m/s (5 kts) from NW
Primary data source: BMKG (Meteorological, Climatological, and Geophysical Agency of Indonesia)
Estimated released energy: 1.3 x 1011 joules (35 megawatt hours, equivalent to 30.1 tons of TNT) More info
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Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies

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MagnitudeDepthLocationSource
4.2125 kmSouthwest of Sumatra, IndonesiaBMKG
4.2132 kmSOUTHWEST OF SUMATRA, INDONESIAEMSC

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