M6.5 earthquake near Ubud, Bali
40081 d ago · 20 Jan 1917, 23:11 UTC 7 km WNW of Ubud, Indonesia
What happened
A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck 7 km WNW of Ubud, Indonesia on 20 Jan 1917, 23:11 UTC at a depth of 15 km.
Earthquakes of this size are classed as Strong. Can cause damage in populated areas up to tens of kilometres away. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.
The nearest town in our records is Ubud, about 8 km away in Bali, Indonesia.
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