Friday 30 June 2023, 02:57: earthquake at Java, Indonesia
Earthquakes with magnitude 5.8 felt at 02:57 on 30 June 2023.
Place: Java, Indonesia.
On Friday 30 June 2023 at 02:57 an earthquake of magnitude 5.8 and depth 85.7 km was recorded in Java, Indonesia. Further info on the EMSC webpage
by clicking here.
Based on the depth of the hypocenter, earthquakes are
classified into superficial
(hypocenter between 0 e 70 and deep), intermediate (Hypocenter between 70 and 300 km deep) and
deep
(hypocenter between 300 and 720 km deep). The earthquake that occurred at 02:57 on 30 June 2023 with epicenter Java, Indonesia, having a depth of 85.7 km is therefore classified as intermediate.
Being of magnitude 5.8, therefore between 5 and 6, this earthquake is classified as "moderate". This type of earthquake can cause severe
structural damage to poorly constructed buildings in confined areas.
Minor damage to buildings built with modern anti-seismic criteria.
Data from EMSC, European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre, emsc-csem.org
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