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Moderate mag. 5.0 earthquake - Indian Ocean, 181 km southwest of Yogyakarta, Indonesia, on Friday, Mar 17, 2023 at 7:05 pm (GMT +7) -

Moderate mag. 5.0 earthquake - Indian Ocean, 181 km southwest of Yogyakarta, Indonesia, on Friday, Mar 17, 2023 at 7:05 pm (GMT +7) Moderate mag. 5.0 earthquake - Indian Ocean, 181 km southwest of Yogyakarta, Indonesia, on Friday, Mar 17, 2023 at 7:05 pm (GMT +7)

Moderate magnitude 5.0 earthquake at 47 km depth

17 Mar 12:10 UTC: First to report: VolcanoDiscovery after 5 minutes.
17 Mar 12:15: Now using data updates from GFZ
17 Mar 12:25: Now using data updates from BMKG
17 Mar 12:26: Now using data updates from USGS

Earthquake details

Date & timeMar 17, 2023 12:05:25 UTC -
Local time at epicenterFriday, Mar 17, 2023 at 7:05 pm (GMT +7)
StatusConfirmed
Magnitude5
Depth46.7 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude9.2641°S / 109.6526°E (Indian Ocean, Indonesia)
Antipode9.264°N / 70.347°W
Shaking intensityWeak shaking
Felt14 reports
Primary data sourceUSGS (United States Geological Survey)
Nearest volcanoMerapi (210 km / 130 mi)
Nearby towns and cities161 km (100 mi) SSW of Srandakan (pop: 29,500) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
173 km (107 mi) SSW of Sewon (pop: 73,600) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
176 km (110 mi) SSW of Kasihan (pop: 86,200) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
181 km (112 mi) SSW of Yogyakarta (pop: 636,700) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
188 km (117 mi) SSW of Depok (pop: 104,500) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
203 km (126 mi) SSW of Klaten (pop: 126,800) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
344 km (214 mi) SE of Bandung (pop: 1,699,700) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
459 km (285 mi) SE of Jakarta (pop: 8,540,100) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
201 km (125 mi) S of Java Island (pop: 141,370,000) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
Weather at epicenter at time of quakeOvercast Clouds 28.6°C (83 F), humidity: 72%, wind: 6 m/s (12 kts) from SE
Estimated seismic energy released2 x 1012 joules (554 megawatt hours, equivalent to 477 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy
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Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies

Info: The more agencies report about the same quake and post similar data, the more confidence you can have in the data. It takes normally up to a few hours until earthquake parameters are calculated with near-optimum precision.
Mag.DepthLocationSource
5.047 kmIndonesia: Di Laut 126 Km BaratDaya KulonprogoUSGS
5.047 kmSouth of Java, IndonesiaRaspberryShake
5.010 kmIndonesia: Near SemarangRENASS
5.258 kmJava, IndonesiaGFZ
5.210 km160 Km SSW of Srandakan, IndonesiaBMKG
5.010 kmSouth Of Java, IndonesiaIRIS
5.077 kmJAVA, INDONESIAEMSC
5.272 kmJava, IndonesiaGeoAu

User reports for this quake (14)

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Sleman Regency, Yogyakarta, D.I Yogyakarta (184.7 km NNE of epicenter) [Map] / Very weak shaking (MMI II) / single lateral shake / 1-2 s : I was sitting on my bed and felt a very weak shaking, not sure at first if it was an earthquake but then I saw the water in my glass rippling, so I knew it was indeed an earthquake. | One user found this interesting.  
Yogyakarta (185.1 km NNE of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) / rattling, vibrating / 5-10 s : In my room and the cupboard started shaking | One user found this interesting.  
Depok, Yogyakarta (183 km NNE of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) / horizontal (sideways) swinging / 2-5 s : Beberapa goyangan patah-patah, horizontal 5x arah barat-timur. Terdengar berderak atap. | One user found this interesting. (reported through our app)  
Bantul / Light shaking (MMI IV) / horizontal (sideways) swinging / 5-10 s : getaran terasa lumayan kuat | One user found this interesting. (reported through our app)  
Depok, Yogyakarta (186.1 km NNE of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) / horizontal (sideways) swinging / 2-5 s
Yogyakarta (182.6 km NNE of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III)
Yogyakarta / Strong shaking (MMI VI) / single lateral shake / 5-10 s : I felt shaking then I went down from the stairs sit outside  
Ubud, Bali / Weak shaking (MMI III) / rattling, vibrating / 15-20 s
Ubud, Bali / Weak shaking (MMI III) / rattling, vibrating / 15-20 s
Sewon, Yogyakarta (177 km NNE of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV)
Kraton Yogyakarta / Weak shaking (MMI III) / 5-10 s
Ubud, Bali / Weak shaking (MMI III) / rattling, vibrating / 15-20 s
Yogyakarta / Weak shaking (MMI III) / rattling, vibrating / very short
Ayah / Weak shaking (MMI III) / 1-2 s (reported through our app)

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