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Because of its depth however, the earthquake was also felt at distant locations including Bali and Yogyakarta. [14] In Lombok, many visitors at a shopping mall evacuated to the first floor when they felt the shaking. [15] On May 21, a magnitude 5.9 earthquake occurred about 27 km from the epicenter of the 10 April earthquake.
A map showing major plate boundaries of Indonesia. The Flores region lie at the complex tectonic boundary between the Australian and Sunda plates , as well as several microplates . Among the major active faults are the Flores back-arc thrust fault and Sunda megathrust to accommodate the complex convergence between the tectonic plates.
Jones, E.S. et al. 2014, Seismicity of the Earth 1900–2012 Java and vicinity: USGS Open-File Report 2010–1083-N, 1 sheet, scale 1:5,000,000, Seismicity of the Earth 1900–2012 Java and vicinity; Benz, H.M. et al. 2011, Seismicity of the Earth 1900–2010 New Guinea and vicinity: USGS Open-File Report 2010–1083-H, scale 1:8,000,000.
A moment magnitude (M w) 6.2 earthquake struck Majene Regency in West Sulawesi, Indonesia, on 15 January 2021, at 02:28 WITA (18:28 UTC). The reverse faulting shock initiated at 18.0 km (11.2 mi) depth with an epicenter inland, located 32 km (20 mi) south of Mamuju. It was preceded by a M w 5.7 foreshock several hours prior.
JAKARTA (Reuters) -A magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck west of Indonesia's Sumatra Island on Tuesday, Indonesia's geophysics agency (BMKG) said, triggering a tsunami warning for around two hours.
UTC time: 2010-10-25 14:42:22: ISC event: 15264887: USGS-ANSSComCat: Local date: 25 October 2010 (): Local time: 21:42:22: Magnitude: 7.8 M w: Depth: 12.8 miles (20.6 km) Epicenter: 1] [2]: Fault: Sunda megathrust: Type: Thrust fault: Areas affected: Indonesia: Max. intensity: MMI V (Moderate) [1]: Casualties: 408 dead + 303 missing [3]: The 2010 Mentawai earthquake occurred with a moment ...
The group was underwater when a 7.2 magnitude earthquake and string of aftershocks shook the country, the videographer said. Watch scuba divers grab onto reef as swarm of underwater earthquakes ...
The 2021 Haiti earthquake was the largest to strike the country since the 1842 Cap-Haïtien earthquake. More than 138,000 buildings were damaged or destroyed, most of them in Les Cayes and Nippes. 2,248 people were killed, 12,763 others were injured and 329 people remained missing. It is the deadliest earthquake of 2021. [338] 2,248 12,763 16 [339]