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M2.8 Earthquake near JAVA, INDONESIA (Indonesia)

UTC time: 2025-12-21 09:29:39 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M2.8 earthquake was recorded near JAVA, INDONESIA (Indonesia) on December 21, 2025 at 09:29 UTC. At around 87 km, the focal depth places this among intermediate-depth events. Events of this size typically go unnoticed.

The data is provided by EMSC and cross-checked across seismological networks. Indonesia: 27 earthquakes were recorded in the past 24 hours, the strongest reaching M5.9.

Details

ID
1c84c12618d88c3ba0b55132d546f7b5b0ca57c8
Magnitude
M2.8
Depth
87.0 km
UTC time
2025-12-21 09:29:39 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Indonesia
City
Jawa Tengah
Source
emsc
Coordinates
-7.98000, 109.74000
Temperature
28.7°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 87 km (Intermediate) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 87 km
Intermediate
87 km
87 km — deeper than the regional average (43.4 km)
Regional average: 43.4 km
Why depth matters

Intermediate-depth quakes are felt across a wider area but usually cause less surface damage.

Depth classes per USGS

Volcanoes nearby

  • Sumbing
    Distance: 76 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 3'370 m ·Last eruption: 1730 ·Indonesia
  • Sundoro
    Distance: 81 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 3'149 m ·Last eruption: 1971 ·Indonesia
  • Dieng Volcanic Complex
    Distance: 88 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 2'565 m ·Last eruption: 2025 ·Indonesia
  • Merapi Activity reported
    Distance: 92 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'910 m ·Last eruption: 2026 ·Indonesia
  • Merbabu
    Distance: 97 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 3'118 m ·Last eruption: 1797 ·Indonesia
  • Slamet
    Distance: 101 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 3'428 m ·Last eruption: 2014 ·Indonesia

Radius · 50 km

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Airports

  • Yogyakarta International AirportIndonesia · YIA · WAHI
    35.9 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-10-03

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

Jawa Tengah

Context for this earthquake

03 Oct 2025 – 03 Oct 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 35 Catalogue entries

Of 34 other entries for this area and period, 11 have a higher stored magnitude. Different magnitude types and reports not yet merged limit the comparison.

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