M5.3 earthquake near Indramayu, West Java

What happened

A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 148 km N of Indramayu, Indonesia on 22 Jun 2018, 20:57 UTC at a depth of 640 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Moderate. Can damage poorly built structures close to the epicentre. This was a deep earthquake; shaking at the surface is usually weak for its size.

The nearest town in our records is Indramayu, about 149 km away in West Java, Indonesia.