M5.7 earthquake near Sangkapura, East Java

What happened

A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck 108 km NNE of Bangkalan, Indonesia on 20 Sept 2017, 23:59 UTC at a depth of 588 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 Sangkapura, about 51 km away in East Java, Indonesia.