M5.1 earthquake near Selong, West Nusa Tenggara
2856 d ago · 21 Dec 2018, 10:43 UTC 25 km NNE of Labuan Lombok, Indonesia
What happened
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 25 km NNE of Labuan Lombok, Indonesia on 21 Dec 2018, 10:43 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 Selong, about 47 km away in West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia.
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