M4.2 earthquake Java, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck in Java, Indonesia on Thu, Nov 9, 2017, 11:57 PM GMT+7 (16:57 UTC), 125 km (78 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M6.5 12 km SSW of Kawalu, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2017-11-09 16:57:16 UTC
- Depth
- 124.8 km (77.5 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 7.668° S, 108.592° 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.
- Location uncertainty
- About 9.5 km horizontally, 13.4 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.20
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 206°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 14
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.289 km SSW of Singaparna, Indonesia · 3245 days ago · 71 km deep · 91 km away
- 6.512 km SSW of Kawalu, Indonesia · 3212 days ago · 90 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 459
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000bqg7. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:23 AM UTC.