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M2.9 Earthquake near JAVA, INDONESIA (Indonesia)

UTC time: 2025-05-18 10:30:16 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M2.9 earthquake was recorded near JAVA, INDONESIA (Indonesia) on May 18, 2025 at 10:30 UTC. With a focal depth of about 12 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 43 earthquakes, the strongest at M5.2.

Details

ID
2f7741f138c8041ebc5256b2cf40108aba6b2a96
Magnitude
M2.9
Depth
12.0 km
UTC time
2025-05-18 10:30:16 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Indonesia
City
Jawa Barat
Source
emsc
Coordinates
-6.59000, 106.63000
Temperature
26.7°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 12 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 12 km
Shallow
12 km
12 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

  • Salak
    Distance: 18 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'218 m ·Last eruption: 1938 ·Indonesia
  • Perbakti-Gagak
    Distance: 18 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 1'726 m ·Last eruption: 1939 ·Indonesia
  • Gede-Pangrango
    Distance: 45 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 3'026 m ·Last eruption: 1957 ·Indonesia
  • Karang
    Distance: 73 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'768 m ·Indonesia
  • Pulosari
    Distance: 77 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'324 m ·Indonesia
  • Patuha
    Distance: 106 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'422 m ·Indonesia

Radius · 50 km

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Airports

  • Halim Perdanakusuma International AirportIndonesia · HLP · WIHH
    46.0 kmStraight-line distance

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

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

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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