Terremoto moderato mag. 5.1 - Indian Ocean, 86 km a sud ovest da Bengkulu, Indonesia, giovedì, 18 febbraio 2021 -

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An earthquake of magnitude 5.1 occurred in the afternoon on Thursday 18 February 2021 at 5:43 pm local time near Bengkulu, Indonesia, as reported by Indonesia's Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical Agency.
According to preliminary data, the quake was located at a moderately shallow depth of 54 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.
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 103 km from the epicenter.
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Data & ora: 18 Feb 2021 10:43:10 UTC -
Ora locale a epicentro: giovedì, 18 feb 2021 17:43 (GMT +7)
Magnitudine: 5.1
Profondità: 98.0 km
Epicentro latitudine / longitudine: 4.33°S / 101.7°E (Indian Ocean, Indonesia)
Vulcano più vicino: Kaba (137 km / 85 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
86 km SO da Bengkulu (pop: 309,700) --> Vedi sismi vicini
132 km SO da Curup (pop: 46,200) --> Vedi sismi vicini
173 km SO da Lubuklinggau (pop: 148,200) --> Vedi sismi vicini
175 km OSO da Pagar Alam (pop: 70,400) --> Vedi sismi vicini
213 km OSO da Lahat (pop: 65,900) --> Vedi sismi vicini
255 km S da Sungai Penuh (pop: 95,900) --> Vedi sismi vicini
275 km O da Baturaja (pop: 134,800) --> Vedi sismi vicini
298 km OSO da Prabumulih (pop: 103,500) --> Vedi sismi vicini
373 km OSO da Palembang (pop: 1,441,500) --> Vedi sismi vicini
607 km ONO da Giacarta (pop: 8,540,100) --> Vedi sismi vicini
Fonte dati primaria: BMKG (Meteorological, Climatological, and Geophysical Agency of Indonesia)
Stima dell'energia sismica liberata: 2.8 x 10¹² joules (783 megawatt hours, equivalent to 674 tons of TNT) More info

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