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M2.9 Earthquake near BALI REGION, INDONESIA (Indonesia)

UTC time: 2025-12-09 15:47:14 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M2.9 earthquake was recorded near BALI REGION, INDONESIA (Indonesia) on December 9, 2025 at 15:47 UTC. With a focal depth of about 17 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Earthquakes of this small magnitude are usually barely noticeable and cause no damage.

The data is provided by EMSC and cross-checked across seismological networks. Indonesia: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 40 earthquakes, the strongest at M6.0.

Details

ID
1aa4135d1b40845ae4b111b87343f6536df31700
Magnitude
M2.9
Depth
17.0 km
UTC time
2025-12-09 15:47:14 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Indonesia
City
Jawa Timur
Source
emsc
Coordinates
-8.01000, 114.18000
Temperature
24.3°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 17 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 17 km
Shallow
17 km
17 km — shallower than the regional average (43.3 km)
Regional average: 43.3 km
Why depth matters

Shallow quakes release energy near the surface — shaking is felt more strongly and damage potential is higher.

Depth classes per USGS

Volcanoes nearby

  • Ijen
    Distance: 9 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 2'769 m ·Last eruption: 1999 ·Indonesia
  • Raung
    Distance: 18 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 3'260 m ·Last eruption: 2025 ·Indonesia
  • Baluran
    Distance: 27 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'247 m ·Indonesia
  • Iyang-Argapura
    Distance: 67 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 3'088 m ·Indonesia
  • Lamongan
    Distance: 92 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'641 m ·Last eruption: 1898 ·Indonesia
  • Buyan-Bratan
    Distance: 109 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 2'244 m ·Indonesia

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Banyuwangi AirportIndonesia · BWX · WADY
    37.7 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-10-04

This selection shows geographic proximity, not a hazard zone or confirmed impacts. Distances use recorded site coordinates. Sources & data dates

Jawa Timur

Context for this earthquake

04 Oct 2025 – 04 Oct 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 204 Catalogue entries

Of 203 other entries for this area and period, 53 have a higher stored magnitude. Different magnitude types and reports not yet merged limit the comparison.

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