M5.2 earthquake 6 km SSW of Cicurug, Indonesia
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 6 km SSW of Cicurug, Indonesia on Thu, Sep 6, 1979, 11:01 PM GMT+7 (16:01 UTC), 95 km (59 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.9 62 km WSW of Pelabuhanratu, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.2 (mb, body-wave), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1979-09-06 16:01:32 UTC
- Depth
- 95.0 km (59.0 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 6.831° S, 106.754° 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.
- Stations used
- 89
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.2 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 usp00012ts. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 5:36 PM UTC.