M5.1 earthquake near Pagar Alam, South Sumatra
2422 d ago · 28 Feb 2020, 14:02 UTC 16 km WNW of Pagar Alam, Indonesia
What happened
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 16 km WNW of Pagar Alam, Indonesia on 28 Feb 2020, 14:02 UTC at a depth of 94 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 Pagar Alam, about 17 km away in South Sumatra, Indonesia.
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