M5.5 earthquake south of Java, Indonesia
A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck south of Java, Indonesia on Mon, Jul 18, 1994, 11:33 PM GMT+7 (16:33 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.5 (Mw, moment), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1994-07-18 16:33:59 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 9.591° S, 112.939° E
- Region
- Indonesia
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Magnitude estimates
Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.
| Mag. | Scale | Computed by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5.5 | Mw, moment | USGS National Earthquake Information Center | Preferred · Reviewed |
| 5.48 | Mw, moment | ISC-GEM global catalog | Final · ±0.1 |
| 5.5 | Mwc, centroid moment | Global CMT project | Preliminary |
What happened
The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.
CENTROID, MOMENT TENSOR (HRV) Data Used: GDSN L.P.B.: 33S, 54C Centroid Location: Origin Time 16:34: 9.5 0.7 Lat 9.23S 0.05 Lon 113.16E 0.04 Dep 59.1 3.1 Half-duration 1.4 Moment Tensor; Scale 10**17 Nm Mrr=-0.64 0.04 Mtt=1.70 0.06 Mff=-1.06 0.08 Mrt=0.96 0.08 Mrf=-0.48 0.07 Mtf=0.90 0.06 Principal Axes: (T) Val=2.20 Plg=16 Azm=347 (N) Val=-0.35 Plg=51 Azm=97 (P) Val=-1.85 Plg=35 Azm=245 Best Double Couple:Mo=2.0*10**17 NP1:Strike=32 Dip=53 Slip=-165 NP2:Strike=292 Dip=78 Slip=-38
From the USGS event page for usp0006fvc. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.
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
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.5196 km S of Sumberpucung, Indonesia · 11761 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away
- 5.3160 km S of Dampit, Indonesia · 11761 days ago · 23 km deep · 14 km away
- 4.4200 km S of Dampit, Indonesia · 11757 days ago · 33 km deep · 64 km away
- 4.7200 km S of Kencong, Indonesia · 11750 days ago · 111 km deep · 57 km away
- 5.1182 km S of Dampit, Indonesia · 11747 days ago · 23 km deep · 39 km away
Before
- 5.4171 km S of Dampit, Indonesia · 11764 days ago · 33 km deep · 52 km away
- 4.4196 km S of Dampit, Indonesia · 11777 days ago · 33 km deep · 50 km away
- 4.2208 km S of Dampit, Indonesia · 11779 days ago · 33 km deep · 60 km away
- 4.9104 km SSW of Gambiran Satu, Indonesia · 11788 days ago · 33 km deep · 89 km away
- 4.7141 km S of Dampit, Indonesia · 11791 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away
- 5.3139 km S of Dampit, Indonesia · 11793 days ago · 33 km deep · 24 km away
- 5.5202 km SSW of Gambiran Satu, Indonesia · 11793 days ago · 46 km deep · 98 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0006fvc (also filed as gcmtb071894f, gcmt19940718163359, iscgem165185). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:05 AM UTC.