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Moderate magnitude 4.9 quake hits 59 km southeast of Bengkulu, Indonesia in the morning

Published: 9 August 2025
Categories: Global Earthquake Activity

RSS feed source: USGS Earthquake Hazards Program

Sun, 10 Aug 2025, 03:34 | BY: EARTHQUAKEMONITOR

An earthquake of magnitude 4.9 occurred in the morning on Sunday, August 10th, 2025, at 10:27 am local time near Bengkulu, Kota Bengkulu, Indonesia, as reported by Indonesia’s Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical Agency.
According to preliminary data, the quake was located at a shallow depth of 27. km. Shallow earthquakes are felt more strongly than deeper ones as they are closer to the surface. 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 Bengkulu (pop. 373,600) located 59 km from the epicenter, Curup (pop. 46,200) 94 km away, and Pagar Alam (pop. 70,400) 99 km away.
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