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Moderate earthquake of magnitude 4.5 just reported 55 km west of Sinabang, Indonesia

Wed, 03 Feb 2021 20:14:00 +0100volcanodiscovery (en)

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake near Sinabang, Kabupaten Simeulue, Aceh, Indonesia , was reported only 11 minutes ago by the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), considered one of the key international agencies that monitor seismic activity worldwide.

Moderate magnitude 4.3 quake hits 30 km southwest of Kotabumi, Indonesia early afternoon

Wed, 03 Feb 2021 08:37:00 +0100volcanodiscovery (en)

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake near Ishinomaki, Ishinomaki Shi, Miyagi, Japan, was reported only 10 minutes ago by NIED, considered the main national agency that monitors seismic activity in this part of the world. The earthquake occurred at a moderately shallow depth of 45.

Light mag. 4.2 earthquake - 60 km southwest of Kotabumi, Lampung, Indonesia, on Wednesday, 3 Feb 2021 2:01 pm (GMT +7)

Wed, 03 Feb 2021 08:37:00 +0100volcanodiscovery (en)

Just 14 minutes ago, a 4.3-magnitude earthquake struck near Kotabumi, Lampung, Indonesia . The tremor was recorded early afternoon on Wednesday 3 February 2021 at 2:01 pm local time, at an intermediate to considerable depth of 205 km below the surface. The event was filed by Indonesia's Meteorology,....

Moderate magnitude 4.3 earthquake 93 km southwest of Kroya, Indonesia

Wed, 03 Feb 2021 01:20:00 +0100volcanodiscovery (en)

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake near Kroya, Central Java, Indonesia , was reported only 11 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 moderately shallow....

Como en un tsunami, el agua ingresó violentamente y se llevó todo a su paso

Tue, 02 Feb 2021 19:11:00 +0100lanacion-PY (es)

Una imagen que bien podría ser confundida por algunas de las secuencias del mortal tsunami de Indonesia del 2004 o bien el de Japón en el 2010, es la que fue captada por las cámaras de seguridad de una residencia, presuntamente en la ciudad de Lambaré, aunque otros usuarios mencionan que se trataría del Grupo Habitacional Aeropuerto.

Indonesia hit by 646 quakes in January 2021: BMKG

Tue, 02 Feb 2021 16:20:00 +0100antaranews-en (en)

Screenshot - Coordinator of BMKG Earthquake and Tsunami Mitigation Section Daryono at a virtual discussion held by the National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) on Monday (Jan 1, 2021) (ANTARA/Prisca Triferna) The figure rose as compared to 518 earthquakes during the same period in 2020.

Moderate magnitude 4.9 earthquake 71 km northeast of Tobelo, Indonesia

Tue, 02 Feb 2021 06:16:00 +0100volcanodiscovery (en)

An earthquake of magnitude 4.9 occurred only 15 minutes ago 71 km northeast of Tobelo, Indonesia , Indonesia's Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical Agency (BMKG) reported. The quake hit at a moderately shallow depth of 60 km beneath the epicenter near Tobelo, Kabupaten Halmahera Utara, Maluku....

Moderate mag. 4.9 earthquake - Halmahera, Indonesia, on Tuesday, 2 February 2021 at 04:36 (GMT)

Tue, 02 Feb 2021 06:16:00 +0100volcanodiscovery (en)

An earthquake of magnitude 4.9 occurred only 15 minutes ago 71 km northeast of Tobelo, Indonesia , Indonesia's Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical Agency (BMKG) reported. The quake hit at a moderately shallow depth of 60 km beneath the epicenter near Tobelo, Kabupaten Halmahera Utara, Maluku....

Earthquake of magnitude 5.0 hits Maluku's Tual

Tue, 02 Feb 2021 05:45:00 +0100antaranews-en (en)

. 25 minutes ago Illustration - An earthquake hit Tual City, Maluku Province. FOTO ANTARA-HO-BMKG/Lukisatrio) Jakarta (ANTARA) - A 5.0-magnitude earthquake struck Tual City in the eastern Indonesia n province of Maluku on early Tuesday, according to the Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG).

Moderate magnitude 4.7 quake hits 98 km southwest of Villa Canales, Guatemala early afternoon

Mon, 01 Feb 2021 22:07:00 +0100volcanodiscovery (en)

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake near Enid, Garfield County, Oklahoma, USA, was reported only 11 minutes ago by the United States Geological Survey (USGS), considered the key international and national agency that monitors seismic activity in the US. The earthquake occurred at a very shallow depth of 0.

Magnitude 3.1 small earthquake 22 miles southeast of Enid, Oklahoma, USA / Volcano Discovery

Mon, 01 Feb 2021 21:56:00 +0100exbulletin (en)

20:09 PM | By: EARTHQUAKEMONITOR. 3.1 Earthquake Feb 1 1:49 pm (GMT-6) A 3.1-magnitude earthquake near Enid, Garfield County, Oklahoma, USA, was reported just 11 minutes ago by the United States Geological Survey (USGS), which is the main international and national agency that monitors seismic activity in the United States.

Un séisme frappe Bengkulu en Indonésie

Mon, 01 Feb 2021 12:35:00 +0100mapecology (fr)

Jakarta- Un séisme de magnitude 5,3 a frappé, samedi soir, la province indonésienne de Bengkulu, déclenchant une vague de panique parmi les habitants locaux, rapporte l’Agence de météorologie, de climatologie et de géophysique (BMKG). Le séisme, qui a frappé à 17h22, heure locale, a été ressenti....

Residentes de Mamuju, presos del pánico, huyen de sus hogares tras el terremoto del domingo

Mon, 01 Feb 2021 09:03:00 +0100notiulti (es)

Los residentes corrieron para entrar en sus vehículos y se dirigieron rápidamente al terreno más alto de la ciudad por temor a un tsunami. Varias de estas personas, que acababan de regresar a casa después de permanecer en albergues temporales, decidieron nuevamente refugiarse allí, según varios vecinos.

Panic-stricken Mamuju residents flee homes following Sunday earthquake

Mon, 01 Feb 2021 07:29:00 +0100antaranews-en (en)

. 2 minutes ago Several residents of Mamuju City still stay at temporary shelters. ANTARA/M Faisal Hanapi. Mamuju, W Sulawesi (ANTARA) - Several residents of Mamuju, West Sulawesi, that were overcome by shock following a 6.2-magnitude earthquake that claimed 105 lives on January 15, again fled their homes, Sunday evening, as a 4.

Indonesia: Magnitude-5.5 offshore earthquake occurs in Arafura Sea east of Tual, Jan. 31

Sun, 31 Jan 2021 14:04:00 +0100garda-com (en)

Event. A magnitude-5.5 offshore earthquake occurred in the Arufura Sea at 1844 Jan. 31. The epicenter was about 107 km (66 miles) east of Tual. The tremor occurred at a depth of about 8 km (5 miles) and light shaking was probably felt throughout southern coastal communities of West Papua Province and eastern parts of Maluku Province.

Moderate 4.5 quake hits near Polewali, West Sulawesi, Indonesia

Sun, 31 Jan 2021 13:51:00 +0100volcanodiscovery (en)

Just 11 minutes ago, a 4.5-magnitude earthquake struck near Polewali, West Sulawesi, Indonesia . The tremor was recorded in the evening on Sunday 31 January 2021 at 8:13 pm local time, at a shallow depth of 10 km below the surface. The event was filed by Indonesia's Meteorology, Climatology, and....

Moderate mag. 4.5 earthquake - Sulawesi, Indonesia, on Sunday, 31 January 2021 at 12:13 (GMT)

Sun, 31 Jan 2021 13:51:00 +0100volcanodiscovery (en)

Just 11 minutes ago, a 4.5-magnitude earthquake struck near Polewali, West Sulawesi, Indonesia . The tremor was recorded in the evening on Sunday 31 January 2021 at 8:13 pm local time, at a shallow depth of 10 km below the surface. The event was filed by Indonesia's Meteorology, Climatology, and....

5.7-magnitude quake strikes off eastern Indonesia

Sun, 31 Jan 2021 12:49:00 +0100china.org.cn (en)

JAKARTA, Jan. 31 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.7 jolted Indonesia 's eastern province of Maluku on Sunday, the meteorology and geophysics agency said here. The quake hit at 16:44 p.m. local time, with the epicenter located 58 km west of Dobo city, Aru Islands district and a depth of 20 km under sea bed.

An earthquake of average magnitude 4.2 on the Richter scale 48 km northwest of Gorontalo, Indonesia / VolcanoDiscovery

Sun, 31 Jan 2021 11:05:00 +0100exbulletin (en)

9:09 AM | By: EARTHQUAKEMONITOR. Earthquake 4.2 Jan 31 4:47 pm (GMT +8) Just 21 minutes ago, a 4.2-magnitude earthquake struck near Gorontalo, Indonesia . The earthquake was recorded on the afternoon of Sunday January 31, 2021 at 4:47 PM local time, at a depth of shallow 15 km below the surface of....

Moderate mag. 4.2 earthquake - Mindanao Sea, 2.2 km northwest of Pulau Payunga Island, Indonesia, on Sunday, 31 Jan 2021 4:47 pm (GMT +8)

Sun, 31 Jan 2021 10:50:00 +0100volcanodiscovery (en)

Just 21 minutes ago, a 4.2-magnitude earthquake struck near Gorontalo, Indonesia . The tremor was recorded in the afternoon on Sunday 31 January 2021 at 4:47 pm local time, at a shallow depth of 15 km below the surface. The event was filed by Indonesia's Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical....

An average magnitude 4.4 earthquake strikes 20 km northeast of Kush, Iran, in the evening / VolcanoDiscovery

Sun, 31 Jan 2021 08:02:00 +0100exbulletin (en)

17:43 PM | By: EARTHQUAKEMONITOR. 4.4 Earthquake Jan 30 8:53 pm (GMT +3: 30) The Iranian Seismological Center (IRSC) reported that a magnitude 4.4 earthquake occurred just 16 minutes before 20 km northeast of the Iranian city of Kush, as the earthquake struck 10 kilometers below the epicenter near....

Al menos 24 personas mueren en el terremoto en Indonesia

Sun, 31 Jan 2021 07:18:00 +0100notiulti (es)

El servicio de socorro en casos de desastre espera que aumente el número de muertos ya que los servicios de emergencia aún no están en el lugar en toda la zona del desastre. Los medios locales informan de varios edificios donde se dice que hay personas encerradas. Miles de personas han huido de sus hogares, según el BNPB.

Chipiona está preparada para un tsunami de hasta 6 metros: el otro peligro además de Granada

Sun, 31 Jan 2021 03:01:00 +0100elespanol (es)

Aquel tsunami también provocó la inundación de varios barrios en Cádiz o la destrucción de corrales de pesca en Sanlúcar de Barrameda, población gaditana limítrofe por el norte con Chipiona. Aquella tragedia creó un vínculo sentimental entre Lisboa y Chipiona.

Moderate earthquake of magnitude 4.6 just reported 112 km southeast of Bitung, Indonesia

Sat, 30 Jan 2021 18:45:00 +0100volcanodiscovery (en)

An earthquake of magnitude 4.6 occurred early morning on Sunday 31 January 2021 at 2:00 am local time near Bitung, North Sulawesi, Indonesia , as reported by Indonesia's Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical Agency (BMKG). According to preliminary data, the quake was located at a shallow depth of 10 km.

Fuerte sismo se cobró 37 en Indonesia

Sat, 30 Jan 2021 15:34:00 +0100notiulti (es)

“Nueve personas murieron en el distrito de Majene y otras 28 en el distrito de Mamuju, lo que elevó el número total de muertos a 37”, dijo un funcionario de la Agencia Provincial de Gestión de Desastres de Célebes Occidental. Dado que varios edificios fueron arrasados ​​hasta el suelo, incluido un....

An earthquake measuring 5.3 on the Richter scale 79 km southeast of Bengkulu, Indonesia / VolcanoDiscovery

Sat, 30 Jan 2021 15:05:00 +0100exbulletin (en)

11:12 AM | By: EARTHQUAKEMONITOR. 5.3 Jan.30 earthquake 5:52 pm (GMT +7) A magnitude 5.3 earthquake occurred on Saturday afternoon, January 30, 2021 at 5:52 pm local time near Bengkulu, Indonesia , according to BMKG, and according to preliminary data, the location of the earthquake has been determined.

Indonesia: Magnitude-5.4 earthquake south-southeast of Bengkulu Jan. 30

Sat, 30 Jan 2021 12:35:00 +0100garda-com (en)

Event. A magnitude-5.4 offshore earthquake occurred near Bengkulu Province at 1752 Jan. 30. The epicenter was about 81 km (50 miles) south southeast of Bengkulu. The tremor occurred at a depth of about 60 km (37 miles), and light shaking was probably felt throughout Bengkulu Province.

Significant magnitude 5.3 earthquake 79 km southeast of Bengkulu, Indonesia

Sat, 30 Jan 2021 12:09:00 +0100volcanodiscovery (en)

An earthquake of magnitude 5.3 occurred in the afternoon on Saturday 30 January 2021 at 5:52 pm local time near Bengkulu, 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 51 km.

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