M4.4 earthquake near Tambolaka, East Nusa Tenggara
3276 d ago · 28 Oct 2017, 12:29 UTC 143 km WSW of Waingapu, Indonesia
What happened
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 143 km WSW of Waingapu, Indonesia on 28 Oct 2017, 12:29 UTC at a depth of 57 km.
Earthquakes of this size are classed as Light. Widely felt nearby; objects may shake or fall. Significant damage is unusual. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.
The nearest town in our records is Tambolaka, about 71 km away in East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia.
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