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Earthquake in Indonesia today
Was there an earthquake in Indonesia today? Check USGS epicentres, times, magnitudes and depths and compare BMKG felt reports.
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The last 30 days
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- Magnitude 4.5 or larger
- 0M ≥ 4.5
Data from USGS, updated automatically. This is not a warning; official alerts come from national authorities. Times are shown in Western Indonesia Time (WIB, UTC+7); central and eastern Indonesia are one and two hours ahead.
Where earthquakes happen in Indonesia
Sumatra and Java
West of Sumatra and south of Java the Indo-Australian Plate subducts: Aceh 2004 (M9.1) and Nias 2005 (M8.6). On Java, shallow faults can be destructive at moderate magnitudes, as in Yogyakarta 2006 (M6.3) and Cianjur 2022 (M5.6).
Sulawesi and Nusa Tenggara
The 2018 Palu earthquake (M7.5) on the Palu-Koro fault triggered a tsunami and large-scale liquefaction. Lombok was struck by a sequence up to M6.9 the same year.
Eastern Indonesia
Several plates meet around the Banda Sea and the Moluccas, where great earthquakes such as Banda Sea 1938 (M8.5) and deep earthquakes occur.
Comparing earthquake reports in Indonesia
Indonesia’s BMKG publishes separate lists for recent earthquakes, felt earthquakes and earthquakes of magnitude 5.0 or greater. If you felt shaking in Java, Sumatra or another island, open the felt-earthquake list and compare the affected places with the reported epicentre.
Check the time zone on each report. A BMKG entry marked WIB uses Western Indonesian Time, seven hours ahead of UTC. Offshore epicentres can fall outside the country view. Use the world map or search around the nearest coastal city for those events.
Major earthquakes
Key earthquakes in Indonesia, checked against the USGS catalogue (local dates):
- 5.6Mww
- 7.5Mww
- 7.6Mwc
- 6.3Mwb
- 8.6Mww
- 9.1Mw
Travelling in Indonesia
Bali, Lombok, Yogyakarta and Sumatra's coasts are all seismically active. Official reports and tsunami warnings come from BMKG.
On the coast, if shaking is strong or long, move to high ground immediately without waiting for sirens.
Frequently asked questions
Was there an earthquake in Indonesia today?
The first panel shows the latest earthquake in the catalogue in WIB.
Why do BMKG and the USGS report different magnitudes?
They use different networks and methods, and early figures are revised.
What was the deadliest earthquake in Indonesia?
The 2004 Aceh earthquake and tsunami (M9.1), which devastated the coast of Aceh.
Latest known event
Latest known event · Asia/Jakarta
Sources and coverage
Source: USGS · GeoNames · CC BY 4.0 · Natural Earth
The location is the reported epicentre. Offshore context is separate from a position inside a country. Small-event coverage varies by region.
Historical context
The historical catalogue includes USGS M6+ from 1900, M4.5+ from 1970 and delivered events since the project began. It is not a complete record of all small earthquakes.