M6.5 earthquake near Sangkapura, East Java

What happened

A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck 125 km NNE of Paciran, Indonesia on 13 Feb 1970, 15:43 UTC at a depth of 623 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 39 km away in East Java, Indonesia.