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M2.7 Earthquake near JAVA, INDONESIA (Indonesia)

UTC time: 2025-08-21 14:58:48 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

On August 21, 2025 at 14:58 UTC, a magnitude M2.7 earthquake occurred near JAVA, INDONESIA (Indonesia). The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 22 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Events of this size typically go unnoticed.

The event was recorded by EMSC. Indonesia: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 37 earthquakes, the strongest at M4.8.

Details

ID
ecb3e21f2cf96845e79bfcec676819afc1a88810
Magnitude
M2.7
Depth
22.0 km
UTC time
2025-08-21 14:58:48 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Indonesia
City
Jawa Timur
Source
emsc
Coordinates
-7.97000, 111.73000
Temperature
25.0°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 22 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 22 km
Shallow
22 km
22 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

  • Kelud
    Distance: 64 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'730 m ·Last eruption: 2014 ·Indonesia
  • Lawu
    Distance: 71 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 3'265 m ·Indonesia
  • Kawi-Butak
    Distance: 79 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 2'651 m ·Indonesia
  • Arjuno-Welirang
    Distance: 97 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 3'343 m ·Last eruption: 1952 ·Indonesia
  • Penanggungan
    Distance: 106 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'631 m ·Indonesia
  • Semeru Activity reported
    Distance: 132 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 3'657 m ·Last eruption: 2026 ·Indonesia

Radius · 50 km

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Airports

  • Dhoho International AirportIndonesia · DHX · WARD
    34.2 kmStraight-line distance

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

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Jawa Timur

Context for this earthquake

05 Oct 2025 – 05 Oct 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 203 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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