Minor mag. 2.7 earthquake - Flores Sea, 24 km northeast of Flores Island, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia, on Tuesday, 2 Mar 2021 8:47 am (GMT +8) -
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Minor magnitude 2.7 earthquake at 174 km depth
2 Mar 01:01 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 13 minutes.
2 Mar 01:05: Now using data updates from BMKG
2 Mar 01:05: Now using data updates from BMKG
Date & time: 2 Mar 2021 00:47:43 UTC -
Local time at epicenter: Tuesday, 2 Mar 2021 8:47 am (GMT +8)
Magnitude: 2.7
Depth: 174.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 8.46°S / 121.27°E
(Flores Sea, Indonesia)Nearest volcano: Ebulobo (41 km / 25 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
61 km (38 mi) NW of Ende (pop: 77,200) --> See nearby quakes!
90 km (56 mi) E of Ruteng (Kabupaten Manggarai) (pop: 34,600) --> See nearby quakes!
105 km (65 mi) W of Maumere (pop: 47,600) --> See nearby quakes!
152 km (95 mi) E of Labuan Bajo (pop: 188,700) --> See nearby quakes!
173 km (107 mi) NE of Waingapu (pop: 48,800) --> See nearby quakes!
196 km (122 mi) E of Komodo (pop: 2,000) --> See nearby quakes!
24 km (15 mi) NE of Flores Island (pop: 1,831,000) --> See nearby quakes!
Weather at epicenter at time of quake:
Clear Sky
27.8°C (82 F), humidity: 72%, wind: 1 m/s (1 kts) from NE
Primary data source: BMKG (Meteorological, Climatological, and Geophysical Agency of Indonesia)Clear Sky
27.8°C (82 F), humidity: 72%, wind: 1 m/s (1 kts) from NEEstimated released energy: 7.1 x 108 joules (197 kilowatt hours, equivalent to 0.169 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| 2.7 | 174 km | Flores Region, Indonesia | BMKG |
| 2.7 | 174 km | FLORES REGION, INDONESIA | EMSC |
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