M6.1 earthquake near Lasem, Central Java

What happened

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck 81 km NNE of Lasem, Indonesia on 19 Sept 2019, 07:06 UTC at a depth of 610 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Strong. Can cause damage in populated areas up to tens of kilometres away. This was a deep earthquake; shaking at the surface is usually weak for its size.

The nearest town in our records is Lasem, about 81 km away in Central Java, Indonesia.