2021 West Sulawesi earthquake

A moment magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck Majene Regency in West Sulawesi, Indonesia, on 15 January 2021, at 02:28 WITA. The reverse faulting shock initiated at 18.0 km (11.2 mi) depth with an epicenter inland, located 32 km (20 mi) south of Mamuju. It was preceded by a Mw 5.7 foreshock several hours prior.

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Which happened first?

• 2021 West Sulawesi earthquake and 2021 Uttarakhand glacial outburst flood happened in the same year
• 2021 West Sulawesi earthquake and 2021 European floods happened in the same year
• 2021 West Sulawesi earthquake and 2021 Haiti earthquake happened in the same year
• 2021 West Sulawesi earthquake happened 1 year after Aegean Sea earthquake of 2020
• 2021 West Sulawesi earthquake happened 1 year after 2020 Petrinja earthquake

Timeline

1. 2020 Petrinja earthquakeDecember 29, 2020
2. Aegean Sea earthquake of 2020October 30, 2020
3. 2021 European floods2021
4. 2021 Haiti earthquakeAugust 14, 2021
5. 2021 Uttarakhand glacial outburst floodFebruary 7, 2021
6. 2021 West Sulawesi earthquake (this page)January 15, 2021

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