Indonesia earthquakes

M4.9 earthquake south of Java, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck south of Java, Indonesia on Wed, Aug 3, 1994, 6:48 AM GMT+7 (23:48 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.4 285 km SSW of Gambiran Satu, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.9 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1994-08-02 23:48:35 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
11.147° S, 113.221° E
Region
Indonesia
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.4285 km SSW of Gambiran Satu, Indonesia · 11745 days ago · 33 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 4.7south of Java, Indonesia · 11744 days ago · 33 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 5.2298 km S of Kencong, Indonesia · 11727 days ago · 33 km deep · 43 km away
  4. 4.5266 km SSW of Gambiran Satu, Indonesia · 11713 days ago · 33 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 5.0266 km SSW of Gambiran Satu, Indonesia · 11713 days ago · 33 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 4.7south of Java, Indonesia · 11694 days ago · 33 km deep · 21 km away

Before

  1. 4.7260 km S of Kencong, Indonesia · 11753 days ago · 33 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 4.5south of Java, Indonesia · 11753 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 4.0south of Java, Indonesia · 11754 days ago · 33 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 4.9296 km S of Kencong, Indonesia · 11757 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
  5. 5.0south of Java, Indonesia · 11757 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  6. 5.4262 km S of Kencong, Indonesia · 11757 days ago · 34 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 4.4270 km S of Gambiran Satu, Indonesia · 11768 days ago · 33 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 3.7south of Java, Indonesia · 11771 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
  9. 4.8296 km S of Kencong, Indonesia · 11771 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
  10. 5.1south of Java, Indonesia · 11773 days ago · 33 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 4.6276 km S of Kencong, Indonesia · 11773 days ago · 33 km deep · 43 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0006gfa. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:24 AM UTC.