M5.2 earthquake - 261 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia

What happened

A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 261 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia on 13 Feb 2020, 18:17 UTC at a depth of 80 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 Tual, about 262 km away in Maluku, Indonesia.