Indonesia earthquakes

M5.9 earthquake 241 km SSW of Kencong, Indonesia

A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck 241 km SSW of Kencong, Indonesia on Sat, Jun 4, 1994, 4:21 AM GMT+7 (21:21 UTC), 44 km (27 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.5 275 km S of Kencong, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 5.9 (mb), moderate
Local time: Sat, Jun 4, 1994, 4:21 AM GMT+7
UTC: 1994-06-03 21:21:09 UTC
Depth: 43.5 km (27.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 10.416° S, 112.897° E
Region: Indonesia
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.9 and up: 137 in the 60 days after this one and 20 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 137.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0006dnf (also filed as iscgem167328). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:18 AM UTC.