M5.2 earthquake near Kencong, East Java
3538 d ago · 7 Feb 2017, 17:21 UTC 30 km WSW of Kencong, Indonesia
What happened
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 30 km WSW of Kencong, Indonesia on 7 Feb 2017, 17:21 UTC at a depth of 141 km.
Earthquakes of this size are classed as Moderate. Can damage poorly built structures close to the epicentre. This was an intermediate-depth earthquake, so shaking is spread over a wider, gentler area.
The nearest town in our records is Kencong, about 31 km away in East Java, Indonesia.
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