Moderado terremoto magnitud 5.3 - Indian Ocean, 94 km S of Padang, West Sumatra, Indonesia, miércoles, 18 nov. 2020 -

Moderado terremoto magnitud 5.3 - Indian Ocean, 94 km S of Padang, West Sumatra, Indonesia, miércoles, 18 nov. 2020

Moderate magnitude 5.3 earthquake at 55 km depth

18 Nov 04:50 UTC: Primero en informar: GFZ después de 8 minutos.
18 Nov 04:52: Magnitud recalculada de 5.1 a 5.2. Ubicación del epicentro corregida 11 km (6.9 mi) al S.
18 Nov 04:55: Ahora usando una nueva fuente de datos: BMKG
18 Nov 17:15: Magnitud recalculada de 5.2 a 5.3. Profundidad recalculada de 46.0 a 55.0 km (de 29 a 34 mi). Ubicación del epicentro corregida 6.3 km (3.9 mi) al SO.
Update Wed, 18 Nov 2020, 04:54
Magnitude 5.2 earthquake strikes near Padang, Indonesia
5.2 quake Southern Sumatra, Indonesia, 18 Nov 11.41 am (GMT +7)
5.2 quake Southern Sumatra, Indonesia, 18 Nov 11.41 am (GMT +7)
A shallow magnitude 5.2 earthquake was reported in the morning near the city of Padang, Indonesia.
According to the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ), the quake hit on Wednesday 18 November 2020 at 11.41 am local time at a shallow depth of 10 km. Shallow earthquakes are felt more strongly than deeper ones as they are closer to the surface. 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.
A second report was later issued by the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), which listed it as a magnitude 5.4 earthquake.
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 110 km from the epicenter, Sungai Penuh (pop. 95,900) 119 km away, Solok (pop. 48,400) 132 km away, Pariaman (pop. 92,200) 149 km away, Sijunjung (pop. 27,800) 156 km away, Bukittinggi (pop. 98,700) 181 km away, and Payakumbuh (pop. 121,600) 195 km away.
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Earthquake data:

Fecha & hora: 18 Nov 2020 04:42:01 UTC -
Hora local al epicentro: miércoles, 18 nov 2020 11:42 (GMT +7)
Magnitud: 5.3
Profundidad: 55.0 km
Epicentro latitud / longitud: 1.79°S / 100.38°E (Océano Índico, Indonesia)
Volcán mas cercano: Kerinci (107 km / 66 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
94 km al S de Padang (pop: 840,400) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
114 km al SSO de Solok (pop: 48,400) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
116 km al ONO de Sungai Penuh (pop: 95,900) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
133 km al SSE de Pariaman (pop: 92,200) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
138 km al SSO de Sijunjung (pop: 27,800) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
165 km al S de Bukittinggi (pop: 98,700) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
177 km al S de Payakumbuh (pop: 121,600) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
282 km al SSO de Pekanbaru (pop: 704,000) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
521 km al SO de Batam (pop: 1,164,400) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
870 km al NO de Yakarta (pop: 8,540,100) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
32 km al ONO de Pulau Baringin Island --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
269 km al SO de Sumatra Island (pop: 50,365,500) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
Weather at epicenter at time of quake:
Overcast Clouds 28.4°C (83 F), humidity: 75%, wind: 4 m/s (7 kts) from NW
Fuente primaria de datos: BMKG (Meteorological, Climatological, and Geophysical Agency of Indonesia)
Energía liberada estimada: 5.6 x 1012 joules (1.56 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 1344 tons of TNT) More info
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Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies

Info: The more agencies report about the same quake and post similar data, the more confidence you can have in the data. It takes normally up to a few hours until earthquake parameters are calculated with near-optimum precision.
MagnitudProfundidadUbicaciónFuente
M 5.355 kmSouthern Sumatra, IndonesiaBMKG
M 5.360 kmSOUTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIAEMSC
M 5.050 kmSouthern Sumatra, IndonesiaGFZ
M 5.214 km95 Km S of Padang, IndonesiaUSGS
M 5.164 kmSouthern Sumatra, IndonesiaGeoAu

User reports for this quake (4)

User reports estimate the perceived ground shaking intensity according to the MMI (Modified Mercalli Intensity) scale.
523.8 km NNE of epicenter [Map] / Moderate shaking (MMI V) (reported through our app)
115.2 km NNE of epicenter [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) / both vertical and horizontal swinging / 1-2 s (reported through our app)
94.9 km N of epicenter [Map] / Moderate shaking (MMI V) / horizontal (sideways) swinging / 10-15 s
Siulak - Kerinci / Weak shaking (MMI III) / 2-5 s
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Aftershocks of the M 5.3 terremoto: Océano Índico, 94 km al sur de Padang, Sumatra Occidental, Indonesia Wed, 18 Nov 2020 04:42

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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (0 quakes):
So far, no aftershocks have been registered.
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