M5.0 earthquake near Tambolaka, East Nusa Tenggara
2823 d ago · 23 Jan 2019, 12:36 UTC 161 km WSW of Waingapu, Indonesia
What happened
A magnitude 5 earthquake struck 161 km WSW of Waingapu, Indonesia on 23 Jan 2019, 12:36 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 Tambolaka, about 112 km away in East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia.
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