Moderate mag. 4.4 earthquake - Indian Ocean, Indonesia, on Tuesday, 23 Feb 2021 8:29 pm (GMT +8) -

Moderate mag. 4.4 earthquake - Indian Ocean, Indonesia, on Tuesday, 23 Feb 2021 8:29 pm (GMT +8)

Moderate magnitude 4.4 earthquake at 10 km depth

23 Feb 12:40 UTC: First to report: BMKG after 11 minutes.
Date & time: 23 Feb 2021 12:29:17 UTC -
Local time at epicenter: Tuesday, 23 Feb 2021 8:29 pm (GMT +8)
Magnitude: 4.4
Depth: 10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 11.25°S / 117.81°E (Indian Ocean, Indonesia)
Nearby towns and cities:
310 km (192 mi) S of Sumbawa Besar (pop: 52,700) --> See nearby quakes!
310 km (193 mi) SSW of Dompu (pop: 49,000) --> See nearby quakes!
322 km (200 mi) SW of Waingapu (pop: 48,800) --> See nearby quakes!
326 km (203 mi) SSW of Bima (pop: 67,000) --> See nearby quakes!
329 km (205 mi) SSE of Praya (Kabupaten Lombok Tengah) (pop: 35,200) --> See nearby quakes!
350 km (217 mi) SSE of Mataram (pop: 318,700) --> See nearby quakes!
382 km (237 mi) SW of Labuan Bajo (pop: 188,700) --> See nearby quakes!
405 km (252 mi) SE of Denpasar (pop: 834,900) --> See nearby quakes!
459 km (285 mi) SE of Singaraja (pop: 133,800) --> See nearby quakes!
574 km (356 mi) SE of Situbondo (pop: 600,000) --> See nearby quakes!
Weather at epicenter at time of quake:
Overcast Clouds 28.2°C (83 F), humidity: 79%, wind: 5 m/s (10 kts) from WSW
Primary data source: BMKG (Meteorological, Climatological, and Geophysical Agency of Indonesia)
Estimated released energy: 2.5 x 1011 joules (69.8 megawatt hours, equivalent to 60 tons of TNT) 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 4.410 kmSouth of Sumbawa, IndonesiaBMKG
M 4.410 kmSOUTH OF SUMBAWA, INDONESIAEMSC

User reports for this quake (1)

User reports estimate the perceived ground shaking intensity according to the MMI (Modified Mercalli Intensity) scale.
Bali Ubud / Weak shaking (MMI III) / rattling, vibrating / 5-10 s
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