M5.7 earthquake - 182 km SW of Tual, Indonesia
3608 d ago · 30 Nov 2016, 02:42 UTC 182 km SW of Tual, Indonesia
What happened
A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck 182 km SW of Tual, Indonesia on 30 Nov 2016, 02:42 UTC at a depth of 24 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 Tual, about 182 km away in Maluku, Indonesia.
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