M6.5 earthquake near Batang, Central Java

What happened

A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck 114 km NNW of Batang, Indonesia on 15 Nov 1994, 20:18 UTC at a depth of 561 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 Batang, about 115 km away in Central Java, Indonesia.