Moderate mag. 5.0 earthquake - Java, Indonesia, on Saturday, 26 February 2011 at 06:29 (GMT)
Moderate magnitude 5.0 earthquake at 187 km depth
Magnitude: 5.0
Depth: 187.4 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 6.556°S / 107.187°E
(Indonesia)Nearest volcano: Sanggabuana (5 km / 3 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
28 km (18 mi) W of Purwakarta (Colombo District, West Java) (pop: 215,800)
30 km (19 mi) NNW of Ciranjang-hilir (Kabupaten Cianjur, Jawa Barat) (pop: 77,800)
31 km (19 mi) SE of Cileungsir (Barisal, West Java) (pop: 202,200)
33 km (21 mi) S of Cikarang (Linköpings Kommun, West Java) (pop: 106,500)
33 km (21 mi) WSW of Cikampek (Saharsa, West Java) (pop: 145,600)
35 km (22 mi) ESE of Citeureup (Ehlanzeni District, West Java) (pop: 110,200)
54 km (33 mi) SE of Jakarta (pop: 8,540,100)
619 km (385 mi) W of Surabaya (East Java) (pop: 2,374,700)
Primary data source: USGS
Estimated released energy: 2 x 1012 joules (554 megawatt hours, equivalent to 477 tons of TNT) [learn more]
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 5.0 | 187 km | Java, Indonesia | USGS |
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