M5.6 earthquake near Sangkapura, East Java

What happened

A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck 117 km N of Paciran, Indonesia on 22 Mar 2024, 04:22 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 37 km away in East Java, Indonesia.