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Sequence · 2010-05-05

M 6.5 · Observed seismic cluster · 132 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 cluster10
M6+1
Analysis radius260 km
Observation window14 days
Largest secondary eventM 5.2
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Sequence timeline

Within first 24 hours5
Within first 7 days7
Observed duration8.3 d
Gap from reference eventM 1.3
0 h8.3 d
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Main-event impact

3 Felt reports · Shallow

45/100
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M4.5+ events in cluster

MagnitudeLocationDepthTime
M 6.5132 km WSW of Bengkulu, Indonesia27.0 km2010-05-05 16:29:03 UTCView event →
M 4.7130 km W of Bengkulu, Indonesia44.4 km2010-05-05 16:39:41 UTCView event →
M 4.6155 km WSW of Bengkulu, Indonesia22.5 km2010-05-06 06:14:50 UTCView event →
M 4.7152 km WSW of Bengkulu, Indonesia25.8 km2010-05-06 06:51:17 UTCView event →
M 5.2140 km W of Bengkulu, Indonesia27.8 km2010-05-06 09:13:08 UTCView event →
M 4.696 km SSW of Sungai Penuh, Indonesia56.7 km2010-05-10 00:25:29 UTCView event →
M 4.780 km SSW of Bengkulu, Indonesia47.8 km2010-05-10 22:27:33 UTCView event →
M 4.7174 km W of Bengkulu, Indonesia35.0 km2010-05-12 16:32:47 UTCView event →
M 4.77 km E of Lubuklinggau, Indonesia193.2 km2010-05-13 22:11:54 UTCView event →
M 4.683 km SE of Sungai Penuh, Indonesia62.3 km2010-05-14 00:29:46 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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