M6.0 earthquake - 268 km S of Dampit, Indonesia

What happened

A magnitude 6 earthquake struck 268 km S of Dampit, Indonesia on 22 Nov 1958, 00:04 UTC at a depth of 20 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 Dampit, about 268 km away in East Java, Indonesia.