Moderate mag. 4.9 earthquake - Indian Ocean, 84 km south of Bengkulu, Indonesia, on Sunday, 24 Jan 2021 8:03 pm (GMT +7) -

Moderate mag. 4.9 earthquake - Indian Ocean, 84 km south of Bengkulu, Indonesia, on Sunday, 24 Jan 2021 8:03 pm (GMT +7)

Séisme modéré magnitude 4.9 at 25 km depth

24 Jan 13:10 UTC: Premier à signaler: BMKG après 7 minutes.
24 Jan 13:15: Profondeur recalculée de 18.0 à 25.0 km (de 11.2 à 15.5 mi). Emplacement de l'épicentre corrigé de 5 km (3.1 mi) au ENE.
Update Sun, 24 Jan 2021, 13:15
Light magnitude 4.9 quake hits 84 km southeast of Bengkulu, Indonesia in the evening
4.9 quake 24 Jan 8:03 pm (GMT +7)
4.9 quake 24 Jan 8:03 pm (GMT +7)
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake near Bengkulu, Indonesia, was reported only 12 minutes ago by Indonesia's Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical Agency (BMKG), considered the main national agency that monitors seismic activity in Indonesia. The earthquake occurred at a shallow depth of 18 km beneath the epicenter in the evening on Sunday 24 January 2021 at 8:03 pm 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 German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) which listed the quake at magnitude 4.9 as well.
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 Bengkulu (pop. 309,700) located 84 km from the epicenter, and Pagar Alam (pop. 70,400) 99 km away.
Other towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Curup (pop. 46,200) located 117 km from the epicenter.
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Earthquake data:

Date & time: 24 Jan 2021 13:03:30 UTC -
Local time at epicenter: dimanche, 24 janv. 2021 20:03 (GMT +7)
Magnitude: 4.9
Profondeur: 25.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 4.5°S / 102.54°E (Océan Indien, Indonésie)
Volcan le plus près: Dempo (84 km / 52 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
84 km SSE de Bengkulu (pop: 309,700) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
95 km SO de Pagar Alam (pop: 70,400) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
115 km S de Curup (pop: 46,200) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
137 km SO de Lahat (pop: 65,900) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
139 km SSO de Lubuklinggau (pop: 148,200) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
154 km OSO de Tanjungagung (pop: 53,100) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
185 km OSO de Baturaja (pop: 134,800) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
222 km OSO de Prabumulih (pop: 103,500) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
302 km SO de Palembang (pop: 1,441,500) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
513 km ONO de Jakarta (pop: 8,540,100) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
Weather at epicenter at time of quake:
Overcast Clouds 28.7°C (84 F), humidity: 78%, wind: 3 m/s (6 kts) from NW
Primary data source: BMKG (Meteorological, Climatological, and Geophysical Agency of Indonesia)
Estimated released energy: 1.4 x 1012 joules (392 megawatt hours, equivalent to 338 tons of TNT) Plus d'infos
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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.
MagnitudeProfondeurLieuSource
4.925 kmSouthern Sumatra, IndonesiaBMKG
4.910 kmSouthern Sumatra, IndonesiaGFZ
5.067 kmSOUTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIAEMSC
5.156 km78 Km SSE of Bengkulu, IndonesiaUSGS
5.058 kmSouthern Sumatra, IndonesiaGeoAu

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