Quake Info: Strong Mag. 5.2 Earthquake - Indian Ocean, 273 km South of Jember, East Java, Indonesia, on Thursday, Mar 16, 2023 at 1:22 pm (GMT +8)

Strong magnitude 5.2 earthquake at 10 km depth

16 Mar 05:27 UTC: First to report: VolcanoDiscovery after 5 minutes.
16 Mar 05:31: Now using data updates from GFZ
16 Mar 05:36: Magnitude recalculated from 4.9 to 5.0. Epicenter location corrected by 10.4 km (6.5 mi) towards NNE.
16 Mar 05:41: Now using data updates from USGS

Earthquake details

Date & time	Mar 16, 2023 05:22:41 UTC -
Local time at epicenter	Thursday, Mar 16, 2023 at 1:22 pm (GMT +8)
Status	Confirmed
Magnitude	5.2
Depth	10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	10.6°S / 113.3077°E (Indian Ocean, Indonesia)
Antipode	10.6°N / 66.692°W
Shaking intensity	Light shaking
Felt	6 reports
Primary data source	USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Nearest volcano	###NEARESTVOLCANO2###
Nearby towns and cities	258 km (160 mi) S of Kencong (pop: 43,000) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 265 km (165 mi) SSW of Genteng (pop: 79,700) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 273 km (170 mi) S of Jember (pop: 298,600) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 274 km (171 mi) S of Lumajang (pop: 123,600) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 287 km (179 mi) SSW of Banyuwangi (pop: 108,200) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 301 km (187 mi) SW of Denpasar (pop: 834,900) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 378 km (235 mi) S of Surabaya (pop: 2,374,700) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 862 km (536 mi) SE of Jakarta (pop: 8,540,100) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 313 km (195 mi) SW of Bali Island (pop: 4,225,400) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 501 km (311 mi) SE of Java Island (pop: 141,370,000) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby
Weather at epicenter at time of quake	Scattered Clouds 28.6°C (84 F), humidity: 73%, wind: 3 m/s (7 kts) from E
Estimated seismic energy released	4 x 10¹² joules (1.11 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 951 tons of TNT) \| about seismic energy

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Mag.	Depth	Location	Source
5.2	10 km	256 Km S of Kencong, Indonesia	USGS
5.2	10 km	South of Java, Indonesia	RaspberryShake
5.0	19 km	South of Java, Indonesia	GFZ
5.2	10 km	South Of Java, Indonesia	IRIS
5.3	10 km	Indonesia: Near Malang	RENASS
5.2	10 km	SOUTH OF JAVA, INDONESIA	EMSC
5.1	9.3 km	South of Java, Indonesia	GeoAu

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Legian, Bali (295.6 km NE of epicenter) [Map] / Very weak shaking (MMI II) / rattling, vibrating / 30-60 s : Мы находились в номере гостиницы на третьем этаже. Я лежала на кровати и почуствовала вибрацию, муж сидел на стуле и тоже чувствовал вибрацию.

tabanan (296.4 km NE of epicenter) [Map] / Very weak shaking (MMI II) / single lateral shake / 1-2 s : a light shake felt on second floor of house | One user found this interesting.

Sewon, Yogyakarta (444.1 km NW of epicenter) [Map] / not felt

Canggu (294.7 km NE of epicenter) [Map] / Moderate shaking (MMI V)

Sidoarjo / Very weak shaking (MMI II) / 1-2 s : Hanya terasa ada getaran halus, sekejap saja. (reported through our app)

Yogyakarta / not felt (reported through our app)

Legian / not felt : Am I the only one didn't feel it ? (reported through our app)

Ubud, bali / Weak shaking (MMI III) / rattling, vibrating / 30-60 s : feeling like the bed is shaking

Seminyak / Weak shaking (MMI III) / 1-2 s : Single wobble of the building

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Date and time	Mag Depth	Location	Details
Mar 26, 2023 21:46 1 day 12 hours ago	4.4 10 km	Indian Ocean, 286 km S of Genteng, East Java, Indonesia	More
Mar 24, 2023 14:11 4 days ago	4.3 10 km	Indian Ocean, 285 km S of Genteng, East Java, Indonesia	More
Mar 24, 2023 12:16 4 days ago	4.6 10 km	Indian Ocean, 296 km S of Jember, East Java, Indonesia	More

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