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Moderate mag. 4.2 earthquake - Indian Ocean, 39 km west of Sinabang, Kabupaten Simeulue, Aceh, Indonesia, on Friday, Mar 17, 2023 at 1:02 am (GMT +7) -

Moderate magnitude 4.2 earthquake at 10 km depth

16 Mar 18:12 UTC: First to report: RaspberryShake after 10 minutes.

Earthquake details

Date & time	Mar 16, 2023 18:02:14 UTC -
Local time at epicenter	Friday, Mar 17, 2023 at 1:02 am (GMT +7)
Status	Confirmed
Magnitude	4.2
Depth	10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	2.56°N / 96.04°E (Indian Ocean, Indonesia)
Antipode	2.56°S / 83.96°W
Shaking intensity	Weak shaking
Felt	1 report
Primary data source	RaspberryShake (RaspberryShake)
Nearest volcano	Kembar (230 km / 143 mi)
Nearby towns and cities	39 km (24 mi) WNW of Sinabang (Kabupaten Simeulue) (pop: 15,000) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 176 km (110 mi) S of Meulaboh (Kabupaten Aceh Barat) (pop: 35,100) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 197 km (122 mi) W of Singkil (pop: 46,800) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 279 km (173 mi) WSW of Kabanjahe (pop: 57,200) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 283 km (176 mi) WSW of Berastagi (pop: 44,800) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 295 km (183 mi) WSW of Binjai (pop: 228,800) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 297 km (185 mi) SW of Pangkalan Brandan (Kabupaten Langkat) (pop: 25,500) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 298 km (185 mi) WSW of Stabat (Kabupaten Langkat) (pop: 26,900) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby
Weather at epicenter at time of quake	Overcast Clouds 27.3°C (81 F), humidity: 77%, wind: 1 m/s (3 kts) from NNW
Estimated seismic energy released	1.3 x 10¹¹ joules (35 megawatt hours, equivalent to 30.1 tons of TNT) \| about seismic energy

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Mag.	Depth	Location	Source
4.2	10 km	Northern Sumatra, Indonesia	RaspberryShake
4.2	10 km	SIMEULUE, INDONESIA	EMSC

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Seismograms

Seismic station: Kota Tinggi (KOM/MY network) | Distance from quake: 872 km / 542 mi | Show on map | Station Info

Seismic station Kota Tinggi: vertical movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismogram (vertical component) around time of quake. Thin dotted red line indicates time of quake. Seismic waves arrive some time later, depending on distance. Bandpass filter applied: 0.2-5.0 Hz. Source: IRIS Buffer of Uniform Data (BUD) webtool

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Meulaboh (175 km N of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) / rattling, vibrating / 2-5 s : Bergetar (reported through our app)

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