M4.3 earthquake 172 km S of Dampit, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 172 km S of Dampit, Indonesia on Mon, May 17, 2021, 12:38 PM GMT+7 (05:38 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.4 92 km SSW of Kencong, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.3 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-05-17 05:38:27 UTC
- Depth
- 35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 9.763° S, 112.880° 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 4.2 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.19
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 166°
- Stations used
- 19
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 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000e52a. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 3:15 AM UTC.