M4.9 earthquake near Taliwang, West Nusa Tenggara
3606 d ago · 2 Dec 2016, 09:11 UTC 126 km S of Sumbawa Besar, Indonesia
What happened
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 126 km S of Sumbawa Besar, Indonesia on 2 Dec 2016, 09:11 UTC at a depth of 82 km.
Earthquakes of this size are classed as Light. Widely felt nearby; objects may shake or fall. Significant damage is unusual. This was an intermediate-depth earthquake, so shaking is spread over a wider, gentler area.
The nearest town in our records is Taliwang, about 119 km away in West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia.
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