Moderate yet deep magnitude 5.6 quake hits 116 km northeast of Maumere, Indonesia around noon

A magnitude 5.6 earthquake near Maumere, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia, was reported only 12 minutes ago by Indonesia's Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical Agency, considered the main national agency that monitors seismic activity in Indonesia. The earthquake occurred at a great depth of 540 km beneath the epicenter around noon on Thursday 5 August 2021 at 1:06 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 5.6 as well. A third agency, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), reported the same quake at magnitude 5.8.
Towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Maumere (pop. 47,600) located 116 km from the epicenter.
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Earthquake data:
Date & heure: 5 Aug 2021 1:06 pm (GMT +8) local time (5 Aug 2021 05:06 GMT)
Magnitude: 5.6
Profondeur: 540.0 km
Épicentre latitude / longitude: 7.78°S / 122.83°E (Banda Sea, Indonesia)
Source de données principale: BMKG