M4.8 earthquake - 290 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia
3669 d ago · 30 Sept 2016, 22:45 UTC 290 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia
What happened
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 290 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia on 30 Sept 2016, 22:45 UTC at a depth of 141 km.
Earthquakes of this size are classed as Light. Widely felt nearby; objects may shake or fall. Significant damage is unusual. This was an intermediate-depth earthquake, so shaking is spread over a wider, gentler area.
The nearest town in our records is Tual, about 290 km away in Maluku, Indonesia.
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