Powerful earthquake of magnitude 6.9 struck off western Indonesia, southwest of Sumatra, late Friday, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS).
No structural damage, deaths or injuries have been reported as of this moment.
No tsunami warning has been issued so far. According to the information posted on Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System (ICG/IOTWMS) official website, there was no tsunami threat at this time.
| Preliminary Report | |
| Magnitude | 6.9 |
| Date-Time | 18 Nov 2022 13:37:06 UTC 18 Nov 2022 20:37:06 near epicenter 18 Nov 2022 02:37:06 standard time in your timezone |
| Location | 4.956S 100.738E |
| Depth | 10 km |
| Distances | 212.3 km (131.6 mi) SW of Bengkulu, Indonesia 257.2 km (159.4 mi) SW of Curup, Indonesia 296.8 km (184.0 mi) WSW of Pagar Alam, Indonesia 298.9 km (185.3 mi) SW of Lubuklinggau, Indonesia 328.8 km (203.8 mi) SSW of Sungai Penuh, Indonesia |
| Location Uncertainty | Horizontal: 7.2 km; Vertical 1.9 km |
| Parameters | Nph = 80; Dmin = 254.4 km; Rmss = 0.39 seconds; Gp = 73° Version = |
