M5.2 earthquake - 270 km SSE of Amahai, Indonesia
3925 d ago · 17 Jan 2016, 15:30 UTC 270 km SSE of Amahai, Indonesia
What happened
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 270 km SSE of Amahai, Indonesia on 17 Jan 2016, 15:30 UTC at a depth of 132 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 Amahai, about 271 km away in Maluku, Indonesia.
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