M5.1 earthquake - 259 km SW of Waingapu, Indonesia
2681 d ago · 14 Jun 2019, 06:54 UTC 259 km SW of Waingapu, Indonesia
What happened
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 259 km SW of Waingapu, Indonesia on 14 Jun 2019, 06:54 UTC at a depth of 10 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 Tambolaka, about 211 km away in East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia.
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