156 km SE of KAB-MALANG-JATIM

49 days ago

BMKG2 SOURCESFELT

A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 156 km SE of KAB-MALANG-JATIM on 14 Sept 2026, 01:42 UTC. The hypocentre was 10 km below the surface — shallow by seismological convention. Shaking was reported in Pacitan, Tulungagung, Blitar, Lumajang, Jember, Kediri, Bondowoso, Batu, Banyuwangi and Badung. 7 other earthquakes above our reporting threshold have been recorded within 250 km in the past 30 days.

Depth: 10 km
Latitude: 9.52°S
Time: 01:42 UTC
Magnitude: M5.2

REPORTED SHAKING (MMI SCALE)

II–IIIPacitan, II-III Tulungagung, II-III Blitar, II-III Lumajang, II-III Jember, II-III Kediri, II-III Bondowoso, II-III Batu, II-III Banyuwangi, II Badungbarely felt to weak shaking

EPICENTRE

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MAGNITUDE 5.2

Can damage poorly constructed buildings; well-built structures usually escape with little harm.

The scale is logarithmic: this released about 63 times the energy of a magnitude 4.0, roughly the energy of 951 tonnes of TNT.

10 KM DEEP

Shallow earthquakes release their energy close to the surface, so they are felt more strongly, and do more damage, than deeper earthquakes of the same magnitude.