Light earthquake of magnitude 4.8 just reported 22 km southeast of Kupang, Indonesia - VolcanoDiscovery

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Tue, 5 Jan 2021, 12:16

12:16 PM | BY: EARTHQUAKEMONITOR

4.8 quake 5 Jan 7:56 pm (GMT +8)

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake near Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia, was reported only 13 minutes ago by Indonesia's Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical Agency (BMKG), considered the main national agency that monitors seismic activity in Indonesia. The earthquake occurred at a shallow depth of 10 km beneath the epicenter early evening on Tuesday 5 January 2021 at 7:56 pm local time. 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 was probably felt by many people in the area of the epicenter. It should not have caused significant damage, other than objects falling from shelves, broken windows, etc.
In Kupang (pop. 282,400) located 22 km from the epicenter, the quake should have been felt as light shaking.
Weak shaking might have been felt in Soe (pop. 27,700) located 75 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: 5 Jan 7:56 pm (GMT +8) local time (5 Jan 2021 11:56 GMT)
Magnitude: 4.8
Depth: 10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 10.3°S / 123.76°E (East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia)
Primary data source: BMKG

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