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M5.3 earthquake near Selong, West Nusa Tenggara

2967 d ago · 2 Sept 2018, 00:15 UTC 43 km NE of Gili Air, Indonesia

What happened

A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 43 km NE of Gili Air, Indonesia on 2 Sept 2018, 00:15 UTC at a depth of 16 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 Selong, about 59 km away in West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia.

Timeline

  1. First reported by USGS

    16 Oct 2026, 20:47 UTC

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