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Light 4.9 quake hits near Abepura, Indonesia

Mon, 21 Dec 2020, 12:09

12:09 PM | BY: EARTHQUAKEMONITOR

4.9 quake 21 Dec 8:49 pm (GMT +9)

An earthquake of magnitude 4.9 occurred in the evening on Monday 21 December 2020 at 8:49 pm local time near Abepura, Papua, Indonesia, as reported by Indonesia's Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical Agency (BMKG).
According to preliminary data, the quake was located at a moderately shallow depth of 33 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 Abepura (pop. 62,200) located 95 km from the epicenter.
Other towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Jayapura (pop. 134,900) located 106 km from the epicenter.
VolcanoDiscovery will automatically update magnitude and depth if these change and follow up if other significant news about the quake become available. If you’re in the area, please send us your experience through our reporting mechanism, either online or via our mobile app. This will help us provide more first-hand updates to anyone around the globe who wants to know more about this quake.

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Earthquake data:

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Date & time: Mon, 21 Dec 11:49 UTC
Magnitude: 4.9
Depth: 33.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 3.36°S / 140.25°E
Primary data source: BMKG

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2020-12-21 12:18:52Z