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M5.0 Earthquake near Java, Indonesia

UTC time: 2025-08-29 14:02:17 UTC Local time: —

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Magnitude

M5.0

Depth: 85.0 km
Source: GFZ

Java, Indonesia

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M5.0 earthquake was recorded near Java, Indonesia on August 29, 2025 at 14:02 UTC. At around 85 km, the focal depth places this among intermediate-depth events. Earthquakes of this magnitude can damage poorly built structures.

The event was recorded by GFZ.

Details

6450fd4b186c617bea8ee3502be11a305a679233

Magnitude

M5.0

Depth

85.0 km

UTC time

2025-08-29 14:02:17 UTC

Local time

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Country

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Source

gfz

Coordinates

-8.48000, 108.83000

Temperature

26.8°C

Depth profile

Intermediate

85 km

Why depth matters

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

Depth classes per USGS

Nearby population centers

Distances are straight-line distances from the epicenter. Population data: GeoNames.

PlaceDistanceDirectionPopulation

Cilacap86.1 kmN256'996

Tasikmalaya144.7 kmNW770'839

GeoNames · CC BY 4.0

Volcanoes nearby

Slamet

Distance: 144 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 3'428 m ·Last eruption: 2014 ·Indonesia
Galunggung

Distance: 161 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'168 m ·Last eruption: 1984 ·Indonesia
Talagabodas

Distance: 164 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'201 m ·Indonesia
Papandayan

Distance: 177 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 2'643 m ·Last eruption: 2002 ·Indonesia
Ciremai

Distance: 182 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 3'039 m ·Last eruption: 1951 ·Indonesia
Dieng Volcanic Complex

Distance: 183 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 2'565 m ·Last eruption: 2025 ·Indonesia

Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

Nusawiru AirportIndonesia · CJN · WICN
92.5 kmStraight-line distance
Tunggul Wulung AirportIndonesia · CXP · WAHL
95.5 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-09-25

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

Subsequent earthquakes nearby

Events recorded after this earthquake within 150 km. They are not automatically classified as aftershocks.

First 6 hours0

First 24 hours1

First 72 hours4

Strongest subsequent eventM4.4

M3.82025-08-30 13:39:18 UTC134.5 kmJAVA, INDONESIA M3.22025-08-30 15:21:39 UTC123.7 kmJAVA, INDONESIA M2.82025-08-31 14:49:19 UTC147.3 kmJAVA, INDONESIA M4.42025-08-31 23:04:30 UTC133.2 kmJAVA, INDONESIA M3.42025-09-06 18:47:24 UTC139.0 kmJAVA, INDONESIA M2.92025-09-07 11:10:26 UTC148.7 kmJAVA, INDONESIA M3.42025-09-09 06:07:48 UTC16.6 kmJAVA, INDONESIA M3.42025-09-09 23:44:07 UTC12.3 kmJAVA, INDONESIA M2.92025-09-10 19:33:40 UTC50.5 kmJAVA, INDONESIA M3.92025-09-14 14:07:17 UTC103.2 kmJAVA, INDONESIA M3.12025-09-14 18:15:18 UTC20.1 kmJAVA, INDONESIA M2.82025-09-16 04:20:28 UTC111.1 kmJAVA, INDONESIA

No unambiguous area assignment

Context for this earthquake

This event has no unambiguous country assignment in the analysed catalogue. It is therefore not assigned to a regional profile.

Earthquake overview

Historical context nearby

Comparison with recorded earthquakes before this event within 150 km.

Magnitude rank#1

Earlier events M≥411

Earlier events M≥50

Compared since2025-01-08

The QuakeMap24 comparison dataset begins on 2024-03-23. Earlier earthquakes may not be included.

Strongest earlier events

M4.92025-06-09 16:55:05 UTC79.1 kmJava, Indonesia M4.82025-06-15 16:31:18 UTC138.3 kmJava, Indonesia M4.82025-06-09 16:55:04 UTC69.6 kmJAVA, INDONESIA M4.72025-08-29 14:02:15 UTC14.6 km92 km S of Cilacap, Indonesia M4.72025-08-29 14:02:15 UTC1.2 kmJAVA, INDONESIA

Stats (last 24h)

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