Strong mag. 6.4 earthquake - 154km SW of Sungaipenuh, Indonesia on Saturday, 6 July 2013

Forte terremoto magnitudine 6.0 - Indian Ocean, 1.9 km a nord da Pulau Simungguk , Sumatera Barat, Indonesia, sabato, 06 luglio 2013

Forte terremoto magnitudine 6.0 - Indian Ocean, 1.9 km a nord da Pulau Simungguk , Sumatera Barat, Indonesia, sabato, 06 luglio 2013

Strong magnitude 6.0 earthquake at 20 km depth

6 Jul 05:22 UTC: Primo a segnalare: USGS dopo 17 minuti.
Data & ora: 6 Jul 2013 05:05:06 UTC
Ora locale a epicentro: Saturday, July 06, 2013 12:05:06
Magnitudine: 6
Profondità: 19.7 km
Epicentro latitudine / longitudine: 3.249°S / 100.5668°E (Indian Ocean, Indonesia)
Vulcano più vicino: Kunyit (135 km / 84 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
161 km SO da Sungai Penuh (pop: 95,900) --> Vedi sismi vicini
198 km ONO da Bengkulu (pop: 309,700) --> Vedi sismi vicini
218 km O da Curup (pop: 46,200) --> Vedi sismi vicini
255 km O da Lubuklinggau (pop: 148,200) --> Vedi sismi vicini
257 km S da Padang (pop: 840,400) --> Vedi sismi vicini
273 km S da Solok (pop: 48,400) --> Vedi sismi vicini
287 km S da Sijunjung (pop: 27,800) --> Vedi sismi vicini
297 km S da Pariaman (pop: 92,200) --> Vedi sismi vicini
328 km S da Bukittinggi (pop: 98,700) --> Vedi sismi vicini
770 km ONO da Giacarta (pop: 8,540,100) --> Vedi sismi vicini
2 km N da Pulau Simungguk Island --> Vedi sismi vicini
395 km SSO da Sumatra Island (pop: 50,365,500) --> Vedi sismi vicini
Fonte dati primaria: USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Stima dell'energia sismica liberata: 6.3 x 1013 joules (17.5 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 15080 tons of TNT or 0.9 atomic bombs!) More info
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Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies

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MagnitudineProfonditàUbicazioneFonte
M 6.029 kmSouthern Sumatra, IndonesiaGFZ
M 6.030 km KEP. MENTAWAI REGION, INDONESIAEMSC
M 6.020 km157km SW of Sungaipenuh, IndonesiaUSGS
M 6.130 kmSouthern Sumatra, IndonesiaGeoAu

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User reports for this quake (2)

User reports estimate the perceived ground shaking intensity according to the MMI (Modified Mercalli Intensity) scale.
Singapore / Violent shaking (MMI IX)
Singapore / Violent shaking (MMI IX)
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Aftershocks of the 6.0 quake Indian Ocean, 1.9 km north of Pulau Simungguk Island, Sumatera Barat, Indonesia, Saturday, July 06, 2013 12:05:06

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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (7 quakes):
  • 16 Oct 2013 23:50 UTC
    | M 4.5 |
    25 km (15.5 mi) depth
    |
    29 km (18 mi) distance
    | EMSC | Details
  • 05 Oct 2013 21:29 UTC
    | M 4.7 |
    27.6 km (17.1 mi) depth
    |
    33 km (21 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 14 Aug 2013 20:07 UTC
    | M 5.0 |
    40 km (24.9 mi) depth
    |
    36 km (22 mi) distance
    | EMSC | Details
  • 14 Jul 2013 23:02 UTC
    | M 4.8 |
    35.8 km (22.2 mi) depth
    |
    45 km (28 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 09 Jul 2013 17:22 UTC
    | M 4.9 |
    22.4 km (13.9 mi) depth
    |
    37 km (23 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 09 Jul 2013 17:14 UTC
    | M 5.1 |
    12.5 km (7.8 mi) depth
    |
    18 km (11 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 09 Jul 2013 17:04 UTC
    | M 5.6 |
    10.3 km (6.4 mi) depth
    |
    13 km (8 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details

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Strong mag. 6.0 earthquake - Indian Ocean, 1.9 km north of Pulau Simungguk Island, Sumatera Barat, Indonesia, on Saturday, July 06, 2013 12:05:06

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