M6.1 earthquake near Labuan Bajo, East Nusa Tenggara
4773 d ago · 21 Sept 2013, 01:39 UTC 129 km N of Labuan Bajo, Indonesia
What happened
A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck 129 km N of Labuan Bajo, Indonesia on 21 Sept 2013, 01:39 UTC at a depth of 550 km.
Earthquakes of this size are classed as Strong. Can cause damage in populated areas up to tens of kilometres away. This was a deep earthquake; shaking at the surface is usually weak for its size.
The nearest town in our records is Labuan Bajo, about 130 km away in East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia.
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