M4.9 earthquake south of Java, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck south of Java, Indonesia on Wed, Sep 14, 1977, 7:59 AM GMT+7 (00:59 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.3 295 km SSW of Gambiran Satu, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.9 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1977-09-14 00:59:07 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 11.077° S, 113.516° E
- Region
- Indonesia
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Stations used
- 5
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000qn2. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:32 PM UTC.