Magnitude 5.2 earthquake strikes near Benkulu, Bengkulu, Indonesia
5.2 quake 21 Feb 3:13 am (GMT +7)

Indonesia was shaken near Benkulu, Bengkulu, by an earthquake of magnitude 5.2 34 minutes ago, Indonesia's Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical Agency reported.
The quake hit at a shallow depth of 13 km beneath the epicenter near Benkulu, Bengkulu, Indonesia, early morning on Tuesday, February 21st, 2023, at 3:13 am local time. Shallow earthquakes are felt more strongly than deeper ones as they are closer to the surface. Magnitude and other quake parameters can still change in the coming hours as the agency continues to process seismic data.
Our monitoring service identified a second report from the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) which listed the quake at magnitude 4.7. Other agencies reporting the same quake include France's Réseau National de Surveillance Sismique (RéNaSS) at magnitude 5.3, the citizen-seismograph network of RaspberryShake at magnitude 4.7, and the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) at magnitude 4.7.
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 Benkulu (pop. 309,700) located 70 km from the epicenter, and Churup (pop. 46,200) 114 km away.
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Earthquake data:
Date & time: Feb 21, 2023 3:13 am (GMT +7) local time (20 Feb 2023 20:13 GMT)
Magnitude: 5.2
Depth: 13.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 4.41°S / 102.11°E (Indian Ocean, Indonesia)
Primary data source: BMKG
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