Moderate mag. 5.3 earthquake - Java, Indonesia, on Wednesday, 11 August 2010 at 19:10 (GMT)
Moderate magnitude 5.3 earthquake at 37 km depth
Magnitude: 5.3
Depth: 37.4 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 7.495°S / 107.058°E
(Indonesia)Nearest volcano: Tilu (64 km / 40 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
51 km (32 mi) SSW of Cisepan (West Java)
53 km (33 mi) SW of Banjar (Bandung, Jawa Barat) (pop: 37,300)
66 km (41 mi) SSE of Sukabumi (Partido de Bahia Blanca, West Java) (pop: 276,400)
72 km (45 mi) SW of Soreang (Komaki, West Java) (pop: 150,900)
78 km (49 mi) SSW of Ciranjang-hilir (Kabupaten Cianjur, Jawa Barat) (pop: 77,800)
86 km (54 mi) SSW of Padalarang (Mandsaur, West Java) (pop: 124,900)
144 km (90 mi) S of Jakarta (pop: 8,540,100)
629 km (391 mi) W of Surabaya (East Java) (pop: 2,374,700)
Primary data source: USGS
Estimated released energy: 5.6 x 1012 joules (1.56 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 1344 tons of TNT) [learn more]
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 5.3 | 37 km | Java, Indonesia | USGS |
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