M5.0 earthquake near Sukabumi, West Java
3231 d ago · 12 Dec 2017, 02:23 UTC 29 km SE of Sukabumi, Indonesia
What happened
A magnitude 5 earthquake struck 29 km SE of Sukabumi, Indonesia on 12 Dec 2017, 02:23 UTC at a depth of 101 km.
Earthquakes of this size are classed as Moderate. Can damage poorly built structures close to the epicentre. This was an intermediate-depth earthquake, so shaking is spread over a wider, gentler area.
The nearest town in our records is Sukabumi, about 29 km away in West Java, Indonesia.
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