M5.1 earthquake near Sangkapura, East Java

What happened

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 92 km N of Tuban, Indonesia on 16 Feb 2021, 08:42 UTC at a depth of 592 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 66 km away in East Java, Indonesia.