M5.2 earthquake near Cilacap, Central Java
3574 d ago · 2 Jan 2017, 21:02 UTC 132 km SSW of Kroya, Indonesia
What happened
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 132 km SSW of Kroya, Indonesia on 2 Jan 2017, 21:02 UTC at a depth of 38 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 Cilacap, about 115 km away in Central Java, Indonesia.
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