71 km W of Bengkulu Utara

11 days ago

BMKGFELT

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 71 km W of Bengkulu Utara on 08 Oct 2026, 15:23 UTC. The hypocentre was 10 km below the surface — shallow by seismological convention. Shaking was reported in Bengkulu City, Bengkulu Tengah Regency, Bengkulu Utara Regency, Mukomuko Regency and Seluma Regency. The figures have been revised 1 time since the first report. 2 other earthquakes above our reporting threshold have been recorded within 250 km in the past 30 days.

Depth: 10 km
Latitude: 3.51°S
Time: 15:23 UTC
Magnitude: M4.4

REPORTED SHAKING (MMI SCALE)

IIIBengkulu City, III Bengkulu Tengah Regency, III Bengkulu Utara Regency, III Mukomuko Regency, III Seluma Regencyweak shaking

EPICENTRE

SEA

SHAKEMAP (BMKG)

BMKG shakemap for the M4.4 earthquake near Bengkulu Utara

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MAGNITUDE 4.4

Noticeable shaking of indoor objects. Damage is unlikely.

The scale is logarithmic: this released about 130 times the energy of a magnitude 3.0, roughly the energy of 60 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.