M5.5 earthquake near Mataram, West Nusa Tenggara
2872 d ago · 6 Dec 2018, 01:02 UTC 8 km WSW of Gili Air, Indonesia
What happened
A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck 8 km WSW of Gili Air, Indonesia on 6 Dec 2018, 01:02 UTC at a depth of 12 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 Mataram, about 24 km away in West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia.
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