M6.3 earthquake near Sangkapura, East Java

What happened

A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck 117 km NNW of Sumenep, Indonesia on 30 Jan 1968, 03:44 UTC at a depth of 596 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Strong. Can cause damage in populated areas up to tens of kilometres away. This was a deep earthquake; shaking at the surface is usually weak for its size.

The nearest town in our records is Sangkapura, about 84 km away in East Java, Indonesia.