Quake Info: Moderate Mag. 4.3 earthquake – Indian Ocean, 98 km south of Kasihan, Yogyakarta, Indonesia, on Wednesday, 09/29/2021 12:58 p.m. (GMT +7)
Earthquake of magnitude 4.3 at a depth of 12 km
September 29, 06:05 UTC: First message: BMKG after 6 minutes.
Update Wed, 09/29/2021, 6:09 am
Intermediate magnitude 4.3 earthquake hits around noon 98 km southwest of Kasihan, Indonesia
4.3 quake September 29th 12:58 pm (GMT +7)
Our monitoring service identified a second report from the European-Mediterranean Seismological Center (EMSC), which also listed the quake with a magnitude of 4.3.
Cities near the epicenter where the quake may have been perceived as very weak are Bambanglipuro (44,700 inhabitants), 84 km from the epicenter, Srandakan (29,500 inhabitants) 84 km away, Pundong (24,100 inhabitants) 85 km, Pandak ( 56,000 inhabitants) 88 km away, Bantul (58,700 inhabitants) 92 km away, Sewon (73,600 inhabitants) 94 km away, Kasihan (86,200 inhabitants) 98 km away and Yogyakarta (636,700 inhabitants) 102 km one way.
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Appointment time: September 29, 2021 05:58:45 UTC –
Local time in the epicenter: Wednesday, 09/29/2021 12:58 p.m. (GMT +7)
Size: 4.3
Depth: 12.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 8.69 ° S / 110.14 ° E↗ (Indian Ocean, Indonesia)
Antipode: 8.69 ° N / 69.86 ° W↗
Closest volcano: Merapi (132 km)
Cities nearby:
84 km (52 mi) south of Bambanglipuro (Population: 44,700) -> See quakes nearby!
84 km (52 mi) south of Srandakan (Population: 29,500) -> See quakes nearby!
85 km (53 mi) SSW of Pundong (Population: 24,100) -> See quakes nearby!
88 km (55 mi) south of Pandak (Population: 56,000) -> See quakes nearby!
92 km (57 mi) SSW from Bantula (Population: 58,700) -> See quakes nearby!
94 km (58 mi) SSW of Sewing on (Population: 73,600) -> See quakes nearby!
98 km (61 mi) SSW from Kasihan (Population: 86,200) -> See quakes nearby!
102 km (63 mi) SSW of Yogyakarta (Population: 636,700) -> See quakes nearby!
341 km (212 miles) southeast of Banding (Population: 1,699,700) -> See quakes nearby!
456 km (283 miles) southeast of Jakarta (Population: 8,540,100) -> See quakes nearby!
134 km (83 mi) south of Java island (Population: 141,370,000) -> See quakes nearby!
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Primary data source: BMKG (Meteorological, Climatological and Geophysical Agency of Indonesia)
Estimated energy released: 1.8 x 1011 Joule (49.4 megawatt hours, corresponds to 42.5 tons of TNT) More information
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Like. | depth | Location | source |
4.3 | 12 km | Java, Indonesia | BMKG |