Moderate magnitude 4.9 quake hits 99 km south of Sewon, Indonesia early morning
Tue, 23 Feb 2021, 23:38 | BY: EARTHQUAKEMONITOR
4.9 quake 24 Feb 6:18 am (GMT +7)
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 Bambanglipuro (pop. 44,700) located 90 km from the epicenter, Pundong (pop. 24,100) 90 km away, Srandakan (pop. 29,500) 91 km away, Pandak (pop. 56,000) 94 km away, Bantul (pop. 58,700) 97 km away, Sewon (pop. 73,600) 99 km away, Kasihan (pop. 86,200) 104 km away, and Yogyakarta (pop. 636,700) 107 km away.
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Earthquake data:
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Date & time: 24 Feb 2021 6:18 am (GMT +7) local time (23 Feb 2021 23:18 GMT)
Magnitude: 4.9
Depth: 10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 8.76°S / 110.27°E (Indian Ocean, Indonesia)
Primary data source: BMKG
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