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Strong mag. 5.7 earthquake - Indian Ocean, 183 km southwest of Padang, Sumatra Barat, Indonesia, on 3 May 12:46 am (GMT +7)

Strong magnitude 5.7 earthquake at 34 km depth

2 May 17:53 UTC: First to report: GFZ after 7 minutes.
2 May 17:55: Now using data updates from BMKG
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2 May 18:15: Hypocenter depth recalculated from 24.0 to 34.0 km (from 14.9 to 21 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 1.1 km (0.7 mi) towards W.

Update Sun, 2 May 2021, 17:57

Magnitude 5.4 earthquake strikes near Padang, West Sumatra, Indonesia

5.4 quake 3 May 12:46 am (GMT +7)

An earthquake of magnitude 5.4 occurred only 10 minutes ago 116 km southwest of Padang, Indonesia, Indonesia's Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical Agency reported.
The quake hit at a shallow depth of 10 km beneath the epicenter near Padang, West Sumatra, Indonesia, after midnight on Monday 3 May 2021 at 12:46 am local time. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.
Our monitoring service identified a second report from the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) which listed the quake at magnitude 5.6. A third agency, the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ), reported the same quake at magnitude 5.5.
Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should not have caused any significant damage, but was probably felt by many people as light vibration in the area of the epicenter.
Weak shaking might have been felt in Padang (pop. 840,400) located 116 km from the epicenter.
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Earthquake details

Date & time	May 2, 2021 17:46:41 UTC
Local time at epicenter	3 May 12:46 am (GMT +7)
Status	Confirmed
Magnitude	5.7
Depth	34.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	2.4°S / 99.58°E (Indian Ocean, Indonesia)
Antipode	2.4°N / 80.42°W
Shaking intensity	Light shaking
Felt	1 report
Primary data source	BMKG (Meteorological, Climatological, and Geophysical Agency of Indonesia)
Nearest volcano	Talang (127 km / 79 mi)
Nearby towns and cities	183 km (114 mi) SSW of Padang (pop: 840,400) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 205 km (127 mi) W of Sungai Penuh (pop: 95,900) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 207 km (129 mi) SSW of Pariaman (pop: 92,200) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 214 km (133 mi) SSW of Solok (pop: 48,400) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 245 km (152 mi) SW of Sijunjung (pop: 27,800) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 249 km (154 mi) SSW of Bukittinggi (pop: 98,700) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 270 km (168 mi) SSW of Payakumbuh (pop: 121,600) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 336 km (209 mi) WNW of Benkulu (pop: 309,700) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 385 km (239 mi) SSW of Pekanbaru (pop: 704,000) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 911 km (566 mi) WNW of Jakarta (pop: 8,540,100) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 379 km (236 mi) SW of Sumatra Island (pop: 50,365,500) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 448 km (279 mi) SSE of Nias Island (pop: 756,300) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby
Weather at epicenter at time of quake	Overcast Clouds 29.2°C (85 F), humidity: 70%, wind: 3 m/s (6 kts) from ESE
Estimated seismic energy released	2.2 x 10¹³ joules (6.22 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 5351 tons of TNT or 0.3 atomic bombs!) \| about seismic energy

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Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies

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Mag.	Depth	Location	Source
5.7	34 km	Southern Sumatra, Indonesia	BMKG
5.6	27 km	Southern Sumatra, Indonesia	GFZ
5.7	10 km	KEP. MENTAWAI REGION, INDONESIA	EMSC
5.5	10 km	Near Palembang, Indonesia	RENASS
5.5	21 km	160 Km SSW of Padang, Indonesia	USGS
5.6	31 km	Southern Sumatra, Indonesia	GeoAu

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Padang, WestSumatra (183.7 km NNE of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) / horizontal (sideways) swinging / 2-5 s : I felt the swinging for about 2-3 seconds, like a bus or heavy vehicle passing by.. | 3 users found this interesting.

Alor Setar, Kedah (952.5 km N of epicenter) [Map] / not felt (reported through our app)

Aftershocks

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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (2 quakes)

Date and time	Mag Depth	Location	Details
Jun 6, 2021 23:39 1 year 35 weeks ago	3.4 37 km	Indian Ocean, 169 km S of Padang, Sumatra Barat, Indonesia	More
May 25, 2021 07:57 1 year 37 weeks ago	3.6 18 km	Indian Ocean, 204 km SW of Padang, Sumatra Barat, Indonesia	More

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