January 23 in weather history

2018 Java earthquake

January 23, 2018 · Indonesia

On 23 January 2018, at 13:34:50 Western Indonesian Time, an earthquake struck the Indonesian island of Java near the regency of Lebak. The earthquake, measured 5.9 on the Mww, occurred approximately 40 kilometres south of the village of Binuangeun at a depth of 43.9 kilometres. The earthquake was categorized as a…

Where it happened

Indonesia, as Wikidata places it.

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The record

Date
January 23, 2018
Kind
Earthquake
Where
Indonesia
Country
Indonesia

What happened

On 23 January 2018, at 13:34:50 Western Indonesian Time, an earthquake struck the Indonesian island of Java near the regency of Lebak. The earthquake, measured 5.9 on the Mww, occurred approximately 40 kilometres south of the village of Binuangeun at a depth of 43.9 kilometres. The earthquake was categorized as a strong and shallow earthquake.

From Wikipedia, “2018 West Java earthquake”, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Sources

Wikidata Q48178474 (CC0); text from Wikipedia, “2018 West Java earthquake”, CC BY-SA 4.0.