M5.2 earthquake near Ambon, Maluku

What happened

A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 12 km NNE of Ambon, Indonesia on 10 Oct 2019, 04:39 UTC at a depth of 35 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Moderate. Can damage poorly built structures close to the epicentre. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Ambon, about 13 km away in Maluku, Indonesia.