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M 6.5 - 121 km NNE of Teluknaga, Indonesia

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Magnitude M6.5 Mww

Also reported by GDACS (magnitude type not stated)

Depth
372 km
Alert level
Green
Started
Location
Java Sea, off West Java, Indonesia
Hazard
Strong earthquake

Java Sea, off West Java, Indonesia

About 130 km N of Jakarta

Events on record associated with Indonesia

Bandar LampungSerangWEST JAVAJakarta (reference place)JakartaEvent origin; Reported epicentre (USGS)Origin (USGS)Reported epicentre (GDACS)GDACSIndonesiaNorth is upN100 km
Map of the area in the Java Sea, off West Java, Indonesia, showing the event origin and the epicentres reported by USGS and GDACS. Scale bar: 100 km. Location inset: Indonesia. Reported epicentre marked.

Recorded coordinates

The event origin is WND’s fixed reference point for this event; it is not revised when a provider updates its epicentre. Each provider reports its own current epicentre; a superseded location is kept as history. Distances below are measured from the origin.

Region and reference cities are derived by WND from the reported epicentre using Natural Earth 5.1.2 boundaries; they are not provider statements. Made with Natural Earth.

Event origin: 5.0271° S, 106.8682° E

  • Reported epicentre (USGS) — 5.0271° S, 106.8682° E — at the event origin
  • Reported epicentre (GDACS) — 4.9832° S, 106.8742° E — 5 km N of the event origin

Impact

Population exposedEstimated
140,438 people

What changed

Timeline

The first 5 of 7 dated entries, earliest first. 1 entry without a stated time is in the full chronology.

  1. Main eventM 6.5 - 121 km NNE of Teluknaga, Indonesia
  2. HazardMagnitude recorded: M6.5 Mww
  3. HazardReported magnitude (GDACS) recorded: M6.5
  4. HazardDepth recorded: 372 km
  5. HazardReported epicentre (USGS) recorded: 5.0271° S, 106.8682° E

See all 8 entries in the full chronology

2 official and scientific sources

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Occurrences

The main event and every occurrence recorded so far. Each reading links to its entry in the evidence record.

Main event

  • M 6.5 - 121 km NNE of Teluknaga, IndonesiaM6.5 Mww372 km depth

    USGS main shock, reviewed status.

Evidence

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Evidence record

Magnitude

Depth

Reported epicentre

Population exposed

Alert level

Full chronology

  1. Main event M 6.5 - 121 km NNE of Teluknaga, Indonesia
  2. Hazard Magnitude recorded: M6.5 Mww
  3. Hazard Reported magnitude (GDACS) recorded: M6.5
  4. Hazard Depth recorded: 372 km
  5. Hazard Reported epicentre (USGS) recorded: 5.0271° S, 106.8682° E
  6. Hazard Reported epicentre (GDACS) recorded: 4.9832° S, 106.8742° E
  7. Impact Population exposed recorded: 140,438 people

No time stated by the source

Sources

  • Scientific record

    M 6.5 - 121 km NNE of Teluknaga, Indonesia

    USGS

    View source
  • Scientific record

    Earthquake in Indonesia (episode 1732664)

    GDACS

    View source

Evidence coverage

  • GDACS: alert record found and attached. Checked
  • GLIDE registry: checked, nothing matched. Checked
  • ReliefWeb: not queried — reports attach only by GLIDE, and none is assigned. Checked