M5.0 earthquake - 189 km NNW of Sabang, Indonesia

What happened

A magnitude 5 earthquake struck 189 km NNW of Sabang, Indonesia on 28 Feb 2019, 00:00 UTC at a depth of 108 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 Sabang, about 189 km away in Aceh, Indonesia.