Moderate mag. 4.9 earthquake - 65 km northwest of Bengkulu, Indonesia, on Saturday, 6 Mar 2021 1:56 am (GMT +7) -
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Séisme modéré magnitude 4.9 at 10 km depth
5 Mar 19:05 UTC: Premier à signaler: BMKG après 9 minutes.
6 Mar 11:55: Magnitude recalculée de 4.8 à 4.9. Emplacement de l'épicentre corrigé de 2.2 km (1.4 mi) au E.
6 Mar 11:55: Magnitude recalculée de 4.8 à 4.9. Emplacement de l'épicentre corrigé de 2.2 km (1.4 mi) au E.
Update Fri, 5 Mar 2021, 19:12
Moderate magnitude 4.8 quake hits 67 km northwest of Bengkulu, Indonesia early morning4.8 quake 6 Mar 1:56 am (GMT +7)
Indonesia's Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical Agency reported a magnitude 4.8 quake in Indonesia near Bengkulu, only 16 minutes ago. The earthquake hit early morning on Saturday 6 March 2021 at 1:56 am local time at a shallow depth of 10 km. 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 4.8 earthquake 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 67 km from the epicenter, and Curup (pop. 46,200) 73 km away.
Other towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Lubuklinggau (pop. 148,200) located 110 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.
A second report was later issued by the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), which listed it as a magnitude 4.8 earthquake 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 67 km from the epicenter, and Curup (pop. 46,200) 73 km away.
Other towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Lubuklinggau (pop. 148,200) located 110 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: 5 Mar 2021 18:56:19 UTC -
Local time at epicenter: samedi, 6 mars 2021 01:56 (GMT +7)
Magnitude: 4.9
Profondeur: 10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 3.35°S / 101.89°E

Volcan le plus près: Kaba (86 km / 53 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
65 km NO de Bengkulu (pop: 309,700) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
71 km O de Curup (pop: 46,200) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
108 km O de Lubuklinggau (South Sumatra) (pop: 148,200) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
154 km SSE de Sungai Penuh (Jambi) (pop: 95,900) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
168 km ONO de Pagar Alam (South Sumatra) (pop: 70,400) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
190 km ONO de Lahat (South Sumatra) (pop: 65,900) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
260 km O de Prabumulih (South Sumatra) (pop: 103,500) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
267 km ONO de Baturaja (South Sumatra) (pop: 134,800) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
321 km O de Palembang (South Sumatra) (pop: 1,441,500) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
635 km ONO de Jakarta (pop: 8,540,100) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
Weather at epicenter at time of quake:
Overcast Clouds
24.6°C (76 F), humidity: 87%, wind: 1 m/s (2 kts) from ENE
Primary data source: BMKG (Meteorological, Climatological, and Geophysical Agency of Indonesia)Overcast Clouds

Estimated released energy: 1.4 x 1012 joules (392 megawatt hours, equivalent to 338 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 |
4.9 | 10 km | Southern Sumatra, Indonesia | BMKG |
4.6 | 53 km | SOUTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA | EMSC |
4.6 | 53 km | 73 Km WNW of Bengkulu, Indonesia | USGS |
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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|134km / 83mi| Indian Ocean, 122 km SW of Bengkulu, Indonesia
- 12 Sep 2007 23:49| 7.9 |35km / 22mi|il y a 14 ans|142km / 88mi| Indian Ocean, 88 km SW of Sungai Penuh, Jambi, Indonesia
- 04 Jun 2000 16:28| 7.9 |33km / 21mi|il y a 21 ans|154km / 96mi| Indian Ocean, 104 km S of Bengkulu, Indonesia
- 25 Jun 1914 19:07| 7.6 |35km / 22mi|il y a 107 ans|64km / 40mi| Indian Ocean, 51 km W of Bengkulu, Indonesia
- 13 Feb 2001 19:28| 7.4 |36km / 22mi|il y a 20 ans|166km / 103mi| Indian Ocean, 103 km S of Bengkulu, Indonesia
- 08 Jun 1943 20:42| 7.4 |15km / 9.3mi|il y a 78 ans|57km / 36mi| 75 km NW of Curup, Bengkulu, Indonesia
- 25 Sep 1931 05:59| 7.4 |35km / 22mi|il y a 90 ans|236km / 146mi| 182 km S of Bengkulu, Indonesia
- 25 Feb 2008 08:36| 7.2 |25km / 16mi|il y a 13 ans|234km / 145mi| Indian Ocean, 29 km N of Pulau Siabusabeu Island, Sumatera Barat, Indonesia
- 01 Oct 1975 03:29| 7.0 |33km / 21mi|il y a 46 ans|174km / 108mi| Indian Ocean, 67 km N of North Island, Bengkulu, Indonesia
- 08 Apr 1971 07:45| 7.0 |75km / 47mi|il y a 50 ans|117km / 73mi| Indian Ocean, 59 km S of Bengkulu, Indonesia
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