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Strong mag. 5.0 earthquake - Indian Ocean, 192 km west of Benkulu, Bengkulu, Indonesia, on Friday, Nov 11, 2022 at 6:39 pm (GMT +7) -

Strong magnitude 5.0 earthquake at 10 km depth

11 Nov 11:55 UTC: First to report: USGS after 16 minutes.

Earthquake details

Date & time	Nov 11, 2022 11:39:28 UTC -
Local time at epicenter	Friday, Nov 11, 2022 at 6:39 pm (GMT +7)
Status	Confirmed
Magnitude	5
Depth	10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	3.8025°S / 100.5394°E (Indian Ocean, Indonesia)
Antipode	3.803°N / 79.461°W
Shaking intensity	Moderate shaking near epicenter
Felt	0 reports
Primary data source	USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Nearest volcano	Hutapanjang (202 km / 126 mi)
Nearby towns and cities	192 km (119 mi) W of Benkulu (pop: 309,700) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 216 km (134 mi) SSW of Sungai Penuh (pop: 95,900) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 223 km (139 mi) W of Churup (pop: 46,200) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 264 km (164 mi) WSW of Lubuklinggau (pop: 148,200) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 301 km (187 mi) W of Pagar Alam (pop: 70,400) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 318 km (198 mi) S of Padang (pop: 840,400) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 421 km (261 mi) SW of Jambi City (pop: 420,300) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 748 km (465 mi) WNW of Jakarta (pop: 8,540,100) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby
Weather at epicenter at time of quake	Overcast Clouds 27°C (81 F), humidity: 81%, wind: 7 m/s (13 kts) from NW
Estimated seismic energy released	2 x 10¹² joules (554 megawatt hours, equivalent to 477 tons of TNT) \| about seismic energy

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Mag.	Depth	Location	Source
5.0	10 km	191 Km W of Bengkulu, Indonesia	USGS
5.0	10 km	Southern Sumatra, Indonesia	RaspberryShake
5.0	12 km	KEP. MENTAWAI REGION, INDONESIA	EMSC
4.8	26 km	Southern Sumatra, Indonesia	GFZ
5.0	10 km	Southern Sumatra, Indonesia	IRIS

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Kresek, West Java (689.6 km ESE of epicenter) [Map] / not felt : Tidak terasa di pabrik kerupuk carenang serang Banten (reported through our app)

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