Sequence · 2001-01-16

M 6.9 · Observed seismic cluster · 59 km WSW of Bengkulu, Indonesia

Explore clusters of M4.5+ events observed around significant earthquakes. These clusters are descriptive and are not presented as earthquake predictions.

M4.5+ events in cluster16
M6+1
Analysis radius324 km
Observation window14 days
Largest secondary eventM 5.7
Quake Pulse

Sequence timeline

Within first 24 hours8
Within first 7 days10
Observed duration13.6 d
Gap from reference eventM 1.2
0 h13.6 d
Quake Pulse

Main-event impact

Shallow

51/100
Impact and context →

M4.5+ events in cluster

MagnitudeLocationDepthTime
M 6.959 km WSW of Bengkulu, Indonesia28.0 km2001-01-16 13:25:09 UTCView event →
M 5.484 km WSW of Bengkulu, Indonesia33.0 km2001-01-16 13:39:06 UTCView event →
M 5.1106 km WSW of Bengkulu, Indonesia33.0 km2001-01-16 13:54:29 UTCView event →
M 5.292 km SW of Bengkulu, Indonesia33.0 km2001-01-16 14:07:49 UTCView event →
M 5.688 km SW of Bengkulu, Indonesia33.0 km2001-01-16 14:25:10 UTCView event →
M 4.978 km WSW of Bengkulu, Indonesia33.0 km2001-01-16 16:15:35 UTCView event →
M 5.785 km WSW of Bengkulu, Indonesia57.7 km2001-01-16 16:49:58 UTCView event →
M 4.899 km WSW of Bengkulu, Indonesia33.0 km2001-01-16 17:06:45 UTCView event →
M 5.463 km WSW of Bengkulu, Indonesia55.4 km2001-01-18 07:26:39 UTCView event →
M 4.987 km WSW of Bengkulu, Indonesia66.6 km2001-01-18 16:23:21 UTCView event →
M 5.3172 km SW of Kotabumi, Indonesia64.9 km2001-01-25 06:49:17 UTCView event →
M 4.6125 km SSW of Pagar Alam, Indonesia33.0 km2001-01-28 18:53:05 UTCView event →
M 5.4206 km S of Pagar Alam, Indonesia33.0 km2001-01-29 14:08:05 UTCView event →
M 5.2206 km S of Pagar Alam, Indonesia33.0 km2001-01-29 21:07:30 UTCView event →
M 4.7204 km S of Pagar Alam, Indonesia33.0 km2001-01-29 23:49:12 UTCView event →
M 5.0172 km SW of Kotabumi, Indonesia33.0 km2001-01-30 02:46:27 UTCView event →

Interpretation

Explore clusters of M4.5+ events observed around significant earthquakes. These clusters are descriptive and are not presented as earthquake predictions. Historical small-earthquake detection varies through time. Long-term comparisons are most robust at higher magnitude thresholds.

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