Sequence · 2010-09-29

M 7.0 · Observed seismic cluster · Near the south coast of Papua, 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 cluster14
M6+1
Analysis radius340 km
Observation window14 days
Largest secondary eventM 5.9
Quake Pulse

Sequence timeline

Within first 24 hours10
Within first 7 days11
Observed duration12.7 d
Gap from reference eventM 1.1
0 h12.7 d
Quake Pulse

Main-event impact

23 Felt reports · Shallow

61/100
Impact and context →

M4.5+ events in cluster

MagnitudeLocationDepthTime
M 7.0Near the south coast of Papua, Indonesia26.0 km2010-09-29 17:11:25 UTCView event →
M 4.6110 km ENE of Tual, Indonesia10.0 km2010-09-29 17:35:56 UTCView event →
M 4.7132 km ENE of Tual, Indonesia14.2 km2010-09-29 18:00:45 UTCView event →
M 4.6124 km ENE of Tual, Indonesia10.0 km2010-09-29 18:04:04 UTCView event →
M 5.2130 km NE of Tual, Indonesia8.4 km2010-09-29 21:03:25 UTCView event →
M 4.8140 km ENE of Tual, Indonesia10.0 km2010-09-30 00:38:48 UTCView event →
M 5.1132 km ENE of Tual, Indonesia10.0 km2010-09-30 01:07:39 UTCView event →
M 5.5Near the south coast of Papua, Indonesia16.1 km2010-09-30 02:11:03 UTCView event →
M 4.7137 km ENE of Tual, Indonesia10.0 km2010-09-30 05:39:16 UTCView event →
M 4.5148 km ENE of Tual, Indonesia10.0 km2010-09-30 15:28:47 UTCView event →
M 4.7104 km NE of Tual, Indonesia35.0 km2010-10-06 10:24:34 UTCView event →
M 4.5163 km ENE of Tual, Indonesia5.6 km2010-10-11 13:00:37 UTCView event →
M 5.9132 km NE of Tual, Indonesia13.0 km2010-10-12 10:21:36 UTCView event →
M 4.5125 km ENE of Tual, Indonesia10.0 km2010-10-12 10:35:46 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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