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M3.9 Earthquake near Jawa Tengah (Indonesia)

UTC time: 2026-01-05 09:07:31 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

On January 5, 2026 at 09:07 UTC, a magnitude M3.9 earthquake occurred near Jawa Tengah (Indonesia). At roughly 538 km, the focus was very deep, so surface shaking tends to be weaker. Earthquakes of this magnitude are often felt but rarely cause damage.

The event was recorded by EMSC. Indonesia: 24 earthquakes were recorded in the past 24 hours, the strongest reaching M4.5.

Details

ID
eebc14fbf2069a3d7d6796de60130b5c2844e919
Magnitude
M3.9
Depth
538.0 km
UTC time
2026-01-05 09:07:31 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Indonesia
State
Jawa Tengah
City
Jawa Tengah
Source
emsc
Coordinates
-5.85000, 110.39000
Temperature
27.9°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 538 km (Deep) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 538 km
Deep
538 km
538 km — deeper than the regional average (43.2 km)
Regional average: 43.2 km
Why depth matters

Deep quakes are felt over very large areas but rarely cause surface damage.

Depth classes per USGS

Volcanoes nearby

  • Dieng Volcanic Complex
    Distance: 160 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 2'565 m ·Last eruption: 2025 ·Indonesia
  • Sundoro
    Distance: 167 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 3'149 m ·Last eruption: 1971 ·Indonesia
  • Sumbing
    Distance: 174 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 3'370 m ·Last eruption: 1730 ·Indonesia
  • Merbabu
    Distance: 178 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 3'118 m ·Last eruption: 1797 ·Indonesia
  • Merapi Activity reported
    Distance: 188 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'910 m ·Last eruption: 2026 ·Indonesia
  • Slamet
    Distance: 203 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 3'428 m ·Last eruption: 2014 ·Indonesia

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Dewadaru AirportIndonesia · KWB · WAHU
    11.2 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

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Context for this earthquake

05 Oct 2025 – 05 Oct 2026 · M ≥ 3.0 · 9,294 Catalogue entries

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