M5.1 earthquake near Sangkapura, East Java

What happened

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 111 km N of Paciran, Indonesia on 3 Apr 2024, 09:02 UTC at a depth of 10 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Moderate. Can damage poorly built structures close to the epicentre. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Sangkapura, about 35 km away in East Java, Indonesia.