Moderate mag. 5.3 earthquake - 186 km south of Jakarta, Indonesia, on Tuesday, May 18, 2010 at 11:59 GMT

Date & time: May 18, 2010 11:59:57 UTC
Magnitude: 5.3
Depth: 34.2 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 7.845°S / 107.22°E (Indian Ocean, Indonesia)
Antipode: 7.845°N / 72.78°W
Nearest volcano: Kancana (74 km / 46 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
76 km (47 mi) SSW of Banjar (pop: 37,300) --> See nearby quakes!
96 km (60 mi) SSW of Soreang (pop: 150,900) --> See nearby quakes!
98 km (61 mi) SSW of Banjaran (pop: 165,000) --> See nearby quakes!
102 km (63 mi) SW of Paseh (pop: 126,200) --> See nearby quakes!
105 km (65 mi) SSW of Margahayukencana (pop: 83,100) --> See nearby quakes!
108 km (67 mi) SSE of Sukabumi (pop: 276,400) --> See nearby quakes!
111 km (69 mi) SSW of Bandung (pop: 1,699,700) --> See nearby quakes!
114 km (71 mi) SSW of Cimahi (pop: 493,700) --> See nearby quakes!
115 km (72 mi) SSW of Padalarang (pop: 124,900) --> See nearby quakes!
186 km (116 mi) SSE of Jakarta (pop: 8,540,100) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Estimated released energy: 5.6 x 10¹² joules (1.56 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 1344 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy

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Based on its magnitude, the fault that was active during the quake ruptured along a surface of approx. 20 km² (=8 sqare miles) as a first-order estimate. The length of the rupture zone thus was probably around 8 km (5 mi).
Aftershocks typically occur during the days and weeks following the quake at or near the same fault, at distances of up to approx. two times the length of the rupture zone.
The often broadly linear arrangement of aftershock epicenters encompasses the rupture zone of the main shock (check on the map below to verify).

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