Minor mag. 3.5 earthquake - 25 km southeast of Bima, West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia, on Thursday, 25 Feb 2021 2:57 am (GMT +8) -

Minor mag. 3.5 earthquake - 25 km southeast of Bima, West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia, on Thursday, 25 Feb 2021 2:57 am (GMT +8)

Minor magnitude 3.5 earthquake at 98 km depth

24 Feb 19:01 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 4 minutes.
24 Feb 19:05: Now using data updates from BMKG
Date & time: 24 Feb 2021 18:57:21 UTC -
Local time at epicenter: Thursday, 25 Feb 2021 2:57 am (GMT +8)
Magnitude: 3.5
Depth: 98.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 8.57°S / 118.93°E (West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia)
Nearest volcano: Sangeang Api (44 km / 27 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
25 km (16 mi) ESE of Bima (pop: 67,000) --> See nearby quakes!
51 km (32 mi) E of Dompu (pop: 49,000) --> See nearby quakes!
62 km (38 mi) W of Komodo (East Nusa Tenggara) (pop: 2,000) --> See nearby quakes!
106 km (66 mi) W of Labuan Bajo (East Nusa Tenggara) (pop: 188,700) --> See nearby quakes!
166 km (103 mi) E of Sumbawa Besar (pop: 52,700) --> See nearby quakes!
169 km (105 mi) W of Ruteng (Kabupaten Manggarai, East Nusa Tenggara) (pop: 34,600) --> See nearby quakes!
190 km (118 mi) NW of Waingapu (East Nusa Tenggara) (pop: 48,800) --> See nearby quakes!
293 km (182 mi) E of Praya (Kabupaten Lombok Tengah) (pop: 35,200) --> See nearby quakes!
309 km (192 mi) E of Mataram (pop: 318,700) --> See nearby quakes!
385 km (239 mi) S of Makassar (South Sulawesi) (pop: 1,321,700) --> See nearby quakes!
Weather at epicenter at time of quake:
Overcast Clouds 23.3°C (74 F), humidity: 93%, wind: 1 m/s (2 kts) from NNW
Primary data source: BMKG (Meteorological, Climatological, and Geophysical Agency of Indonesia)
Estimated released energy: 1.1 x 1010 joules (3.12 megawatt hours, equivalent to 2.68 tons of TNT) More info
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Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies

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MagnitudeDepthLocationSource
3.598 kmSumbawa Region, IndonesiaBMKG
3.598 kmSUMBAWA REGION, INDONESIAEMSC

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