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M2.9 Earthquake near JAVA, INDONESIA (Indonesia)

UTC time: 2025-12-16 14:23:23 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

On December 16, 2025 at 14:23 UTC, a magnitude M2.9 earthquake occurred near JAVA, INDONESIA (Indonesia). The earthquake originated at an intermediate depth of about 88 km. Events of this size typically go unnoticed.

The event was recorded by EMSC. Indonesia: 39 earthquakes were recorded in the past 24 hours, the strongest reaching M6.0.

Details

ID
bf032a968115e5f6d7bde56553ac8640b19b219d
Magnitude
M2.9
Depth
88.0 km
UTC time
2025-12-16 14:23:23 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Indonesia
City
Jawa Barat
Source
emsc
Coordinates
-7.71000, 108.57000
Temperature
21.4°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 88 km (Intermediate) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 88 km
Intermediate
88 km
88 km — deeper than the regional average (43.3 km)
Regional average: 43.3 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

  • Galunggung
    Distance: 76 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'168 m ·Last eruption: 1984 ·Indonesia
  • Talagabodas
    Distance: 78 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'201 m ·Indonesia
  • Slamet
    Distance: 87 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 3'428 m ·Last eruption: 2014 ·Indonesia
  • Ciremai
    Distance: 92 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 3'039 m ·Last eruption: 1951 ·Indonesia
  • Guntur
    Distance: 102 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 2'251 m ·Last eruption: 1847 ·Indonesia
  • Papandayan
    Distance: 102 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 2'643 m ·Last eruption: 2002 ·Indonesia

Radius · 50 km

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Airports

  • Nusawiru AirportIndonesia · CJN · WICN
    9.0 kmStraight-line distance

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

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Jawa Barat

Context for this earthquake

04 Oct 2025 – 04 Oct 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 90 Catalogue entries

Of 89 other entries for this area and period, 36 have a higher stored magnitude. Different magnitude types and reports not yet merged limit the comparison.

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