M6.6 earthquake near Dobo, Maluku

What happened

A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck 163 km ENE of Tual, Indonesia on 12 Oct 2012, 00:31 UTC at a depth of 13 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Strong. Can cause damage in populated areas up to tens of kilometres away. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Dobo, about 99 km away in Maluku, Indonesia.