MODERATE EARTHQUAKE
65 km SE of HALMAHERATENGAH-MALUT
A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck 65 km SE of HALMAHERATENGAH-MALUT on 01 Sept 2026, 08:22 UTC. The hypocentre was 10 km below the surface — shallow by seismological convention. No felt reports have been received so far.
- Depth
- 10 km
- Latitude
- 0.26°N
- Time
- 08:22 UTC
- Magnitude
- M5.5
shallow
128.92°E longitude
01 Sept 2026
moment magnitude
EPICENTRE
MAGNITUDE 5.5
Can damage poorly constructed buildings; well-built structures usually escape with little harm.
The scale is logarithmic: this released about 180 times the energy of a magnitude 4.0, roughly the energy of 3 thousand tonnes of TNT.
10 KM DEEP
Shallow earthquakes release their energy close to the surface, so they are felt more strongly, and do more damage, than deeper earthquakes of the same magnitude.
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