Weak mag. 2.9 earthquake - 24 km south of Sukabumi, West Java, Indonesia, on Wednesday, May 25, 2022 at 9:38 am (GMT +7) -

Weak magnitude 2.9 earthquake at 10 km depth

25 May 02:56 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 18 minutes.

Earthquake details

Date & time	May 25, 2022 02:38:01 UTC -
Local time at epicenter	Wednesday, May 25, 2022 at 9:38 am (GMT +7)
Status	Confirmed
Magnitude	2.9
Depth	10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	7.12°S / 106.99°E (West Java, Indonesia)
Antipode	7.12°N / 73.01°W
Shaking intensity	Weak shaking near epicenter
Felt	0 reports
Primary data source	EMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)
Nearest volcano	Gede-Pangrango (38 km / 24 mi)
Nearby towns and cities	24 km (15 mi) SSE of Sukabumi (pop: 276,400) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 44 km (27 mi) SSE of Cicurug (pop: 89,000) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 45 km (28 mi) SW of Ciranjang-hilir (pop: 77,800) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 49 km (31 mi) W of Banjar (pop: 37,300) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 50 km (31 mi) SSE of Caringin (pop: 91,800) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 59 km (37 mi) W of Soreang (pop: 150,900) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 72 km (44 mi) WSW of Bandung (pop: 1,699,700) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 102 km (63 mi) S of Jakarta (pop: 8,540,100) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby
Weather at epicenter at time of quake	Broken Clouds 26.3°C (79 F), humidity: 64%, wind: 0 m/s (1 kts) from NE
Estimated seismic energy released	1.4 x 10⁹ joules (392 kilowatt hours, equivalent to 0.338 tons of TNT) \| about seismic energy

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Mag.	Depth	Location	Source
2.9	10 km	JAVA, INDONESIA	EMSC

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