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M5.1 earthquake near Curup, Bengkulu

3364 d ago · 31 Jul 2017, 14:00 UTC 93 km NNW of Curup, Indonesia

What happened

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 93 km NNW of Curup, Indonesia on 31 Jul 2017, 14:00 UTC at a depth of 159 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Moderate. Can damage poorly built structures close to the epicentre. This was an intermediate-depth earthquake, so shaking is spread over a wider, gentler area.

The nearest town in our records is Curup, about 94 km away in Bengkulu, Indonesia.

Timeline

  1. First reported by USGS

    16 Oct 2026, 20:47 UTC

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