Moderate magnitude 4.8 quake hits 97 km southwest of Pagar Alam, Indonesia in the evening

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake near Pagar Alam, Lahat Regency, South Sumatra, Indonesia, was reported only 9 minutes ago by Indonesia's Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical Agency, considered the main national agency that monitors seismic activity in Indonesia. The earthquake occurred at a shallow depth of 24 km beneath the epicenter in the evening on Friday, January 3rd, 2025, at 9:44 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.
Towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Pagar Alam (pop. 70,400) located 97 km from the epicenter.
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Earthquake data:
Date & time: Jan 3, 2025 09:44 pm (Jakarta time) local time (3 Jan 2025 14:44 GMT)
Magnitude: 4.8
Depth: 24.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 4.8°S / 102.84°E (Bengkulu, Indonesia)
Primary data source: BMKG
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