M5.0 earthquake 29 km SE of Sukabumi, Indonesia
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 29 km SE of Sukabumi, Indonesia on Tue, Dec 12, 2017, 9:23 AM GMT+7 (02:23 UTC), 101 km (63 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 101 km SW of Banjar, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.0 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 2017-12-12 02:23:10 UTC
- Depth
- 100.8 km (62.6 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 7.127° S, 107.092° 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 7.9 km horizontally, 2.1 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.10
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 89°
- Stations used
- 55
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.014 km SSE of Pelabuhanratu, Indonesia · 3211 days ago · 84 km deep · 55 km away
- 4.347 km SW of Banjar, Indonesia · 3211 days ago · 83 km deep · 36 km away
- 5.2101 km SW of Banjar, Indonesia · 3211 days ago · 44 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 15
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000c35s. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:32 PM UTC.