Light mag. 3.9 earthquake - Indian Ocean, 155 km southeast of Bengkulu, Indonesia, on Tuesday, 16 Feb 2021 6:26 pm (GMT +7) -
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Séisme faible magnitude 3.9 at 27 km depth
16 Feb 11:31 UTC: Premier à signaler: EMSC après 5 minutes.
16 Feb 11:40: Maintenant en utilisant une nouvelle source de données: BMKG
16 Feb 22:40: Profondeur recalculée de 25.0 à 27.0 km (de 15.5 à 16.8 mi). Emplacement de l'épicentre corrigé de 8 km (5 mi) au SSW.
16 Feb 11:40: Maintenant en utilisant une nouvelle source de données: BMKG
16 Feb 22:40: Profondeur recalculée de 25.0 à 27.0 km (de 15.5 à 16.8 mi). Emplacement de l'épicentre corrigé de 8 km (5 mi) au SSW.
Update Tue, 16 Feb 2021, 11:36
Moderate 4.8 quake hits near Pagar Alam, Lahat Regency, Sumatera Selatan, Indonesia4.8 quake 16 Feb 6:26 pm (GMT +7)
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake near Pagar Alam, Lahat Regency, Sumatera Selatan, Indonesia, was reported only 10 minutes ago by the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), considered one of the key international agencies that monitor seismic activity worldwide. The earthquake occurred at a shallow depth of 21 km beneath the epicenter early evening on Tuesday 16 February 2021 at 6:26 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.
Towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Pagar Alam (pop. 70,400) located 99 km from the epicenter.
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Towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Pagar Alam (pop. 70,400) located 99 km from the epicenter.
VolcanoDiscovery will automatically update magnitude and depth if these change and follow up if other significant news about the quake become available. If you’re in the area, please send us your experience through our reporting mechanism, either online or via our mobile app. This will help us provide more first-hand updates to anyone around the globe who wants to know more about this quake.
Earthquake data:
Date & time: 16 Feb 2021 11:26:01 UTC -
Local time at epicenter: mardi, 16 févr. 2021 18:26 (GMT +7)
Magnitude: 3.9
Profondeur: 27.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 4.97°S / 103.02°E

Volcan le plus près: Patah (76 km / 47 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
108 km SSO de Pagar Alam (pop: 70,400) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
144 km SSO de Lahat (pop: 65,900) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
144 km SO de Tanjungagung (pop: 53,100) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
155 km SSE de Bengkulu (pop: 309,700) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
158 km SO de Baturaja (pop: 134,800) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
187 km S de Lubuklinggau (pop: 148,200) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
217 km SO de Prabumulih (pop: 103,500) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
253 km O de Bandar Lampung (pop: 800,300) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
298 km SO de Palembang (pop: 1,441,500) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
445 km ONO de Jakarta (pop: 8,540,100) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
Weather at epicenter at time of quake:
Light Rain
28.5°C (83 F), humidity: 77%, wind: 5 m/s (10 kts) from WNW
Primary data source: BMKG (Meteorological, Climatological, and Geophysical Agency of Indonesia)Light Rain

Estimated released energy: 4.5 x 1010 joules (12.4 megawatt hours, equivalent to 10.7 tons of TNT) Plus d'infos
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.
Magnitude | Profondeur | Lieu | Source |
3.9 | 27 km | Southern Sumatra, Indonesia | BMKG |
4.8 | 21 km | SOUTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA | EMSC |
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- Date / time UTC| Mag |Profondeur|Age|Distance| Détail
- 12 Sep 2007 11:10| 8.4 |34km / 21mi|il y a 14 ans|193km / 120mi| Indian Ocean, 122 km SW of Bengkulu, Indonesia
- 04 Jun 2000 16:28| 7.9 |33km / 21mi|il y a 21 ans|107km / 67mi| Indian Ocean, 104 km S of Bengkulu, Indonesia
- 24 Jun 1933 21:54| 7.6 |20km / 12.4mi|il y a 88 ans|177km / 110mi| 55 km SW of Kotabumi, Lampung, Indonesia
- 25 Jun 1914 19:07| 7.6 |35km / 22mi|il y a 107 ans|177km / 110mi| Indian Ocean, 51 km W of Bengkulu, Indonesia
- 13 Feb 2001 19:28| 7.4 |36km / 22mi|il y a 20 ans|60km / 37mi| Indian Ocean, 103 km S of Bengkulu, Indonesia
- 08 Jun 1943 20:42| 7.4 |15km / 9.3mi|il y a 78 ans|249km / 155mi| 75 km NW of Curup, Bengkulu, Indonesia
- 25 Sep 1931 05:59| 7.4 |35km / 22mi|il y a 90 ans|97km / 60mi| 182 km S of Bengkulu, Indonesia
- 01 Oct 1975 03:29| 7.0 |33km / 21mi|il y a 46 ans|92km / 57mi| Indian Ocean, 67 km N of North Island, Bengkulu, Indonesia
- 08 Apr 1971 07:45| 7.0 |75km / 47mi|il y a 50 ans|108km / 67mi| Indian Ocean, 59 km S of Bengkulu, Indonesia
- 10 Feb 1931 06:34| 7.0 |35km / 22mi|il y a 90 ans|71km / 44mi| Indian Ocean, 182 km S of Bengkulu, Indonesia
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