M5.3 earthquake near Bengkulu, Bengkulu
3686 d ago · 12 Sept 2016, 15:10 UTC 134 km SSW of Bengkulu, Indonesia
What happened
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 134 km SSW of Bengkulu, Indonesia on 12 Sept 2016, 15:10 UTC at a depth of 18 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 Bengkulu, about 134 km away in Bengkulu, Indonesia.
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