Significant magnitude 5.0 earthquake 81 km south of Waingapu, Indonesia
5.0 quake 22 Jan 12:02 pm (GMT +8)

The German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) reported a magnitude 5.0 quake in Indonesia near Waingapu, Kabupaten Sumba Timur, East Nusa Tenggara, only 19 minutes ago. The earthquake hit around noon on Monday, January 22nd, 2024, at 12:02 pm local time at a shallow depth of 10 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 Waingapu (pop. 35,900) located 81 km from the epicenter.
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Earthquake data:
Date & time: Jan 22, 2024 12:02 pm (Makassar time) local time (22 Jan 2024 04:02 GMT)
Magnitude: 5.0
Depth: 10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 10.37°S / 120.12°E (Kabupaten Sumba Timur, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia)
Primary data source: GFZ
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