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M2.9 Earthquake near JAVA, INDONESIA (Indonesia)

UTC time: 2025-05-12 20:42:05 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

On May 12, 2025 at 20:42 UTC, a magnitude M2.9 earthquake occurred near JAVA, INDONESIA (Indonesia). With a focal depth of about 11 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Events of this size typically go unnoticed.

The event was recorded by EMSC. Indonesia: 37 earthquakes were recorded in the past 24 hours, the strongest reaching M5.2.

Details

ID
2cc6218fe67eada6e38f9a357c50695cd2c53faf
Magnitude
M2.9
Depth
11.0 km
UTC time
2025-05-12 20:42:05 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Indonesia
City
Jawa Barat
Source
emsc
Coordinates
-6.68000, 107.33000
Temperature
24.5°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 11 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 11 km
Shallow
11 km
11 km — shallower than the regional average (43.2 km)
Regional average: 43.2 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

  • Tangkuban Parahu
    Distance: 31 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'084 m ·Last eruption: 2019 ·Indonesia
  • Gede-Pangrango
    Distance: 40 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 3'026 m ·Last eruption: 1957 ·Indonesia
  • Patuha
    Distance: 54 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'422 m ·Indonesia
  • Salak
    Distance: 66 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'218 m ·Last eruption: 1938 ·Indonesia
  • Tampomas
    Distance: 70 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'690 m ·Indonesia
  • Perbakti-Gagak
    Distance: 73 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 1'726 m ·Last eruption: 1939 ·Indonesia

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Airports

  • Husein Sastranegara International AirportIndonesia · BDO · WICC
    36.6 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-10-05

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Jawa Barat

Context for this earthquake

05 Oct 2025 – 05 Oct 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 89 Catalogue entries

Sufficiently reliable matching data are not currently available for a direct comparison. The area profile shows the available records and their limitations.

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