Moderate magnitude 4.2 earthquake at 18 km depth20 Mar 11:26 UTC: First to report: BMKG after 6 minutes.20 Mar 11:28: Magnitude recalculated from 4.1 to 4.2. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 10.00 to 18.00 km (from 6.2 to 11.2 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 13 km (8.3 mi) towards S.20 Mar 11:28: Now using data updates from EMSCI didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeMar 20, 2026 11:20:33 UTC - Local time at epicenterFriday, Mar 20, 2026, at 06:20 pm (GMT +7)Statusconfirmed (manually revised)Magnitude4.2Depth18 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude8.6°S / 106.77°EIndonesiaSeismic antipode8.6°N / 73.23°WColombiaShaking intensityIV Light shaking near epicenterFelt0 reportsPrimary data sourceEMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)Nearest volcanoPapandayan (177 km / 110 mi)Weather at epicenter at time of quakeBroken Clouds 28.3°C (83 F), humidity: 68%, wind: 3 m/s (6 kts) from SSEEstimated seismic energy released1.3 x 1011 joules (35 megawatt hours, equivalent to 30.1 tons of TNT) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 4.2 | about seismic energy17 minutes agoMar 20, 2026 11:20 GMT / Mar 20, 2026 06:20 pm (GMT +7)Lat / Lng: -8.6 / 106.77: South OF Java, IndonesiaSource: EMSCOther sources: RaspberryShake: 4.2 / 18 km, BMKG: 4.2 / 18 kmDetail info | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-22826130',-8.60000,106.77000,'17 minutes ago: Mag. 4.2, South OF Java, Indonesia',html,'quakes-6-24.png',25,25,12,12,125]); function mkRep(id,notFelt){var nFelt=notFelt||false;var src="https://www.volcanoesandearthquakes.com/app/earthquake-report.php?quakeId="+id;if(nFelt==true){src+="¬Felt=true";}window.open(src,"","status=0,toolbar=0,location=0,directories=0,menubar=0,resizable=1,scrollbars=1,height=400,width=350");} function locationHashChanged(e){-1!=e.oldURL.indexOf("#popupMap")&&closePopup()} window.onhashchange = locationHashChanged; function comment(e){var t=e.parentNode,a=(t.dataset.id,document.getElementById("commentForm"));"none"==a.style.display?(t.appendChild(a),a.style.display="block"):a.style.display="none"}function sendComment(e){var t=e.parentNode,a=t.parentNode.dataset.id,n=document.getElementById("commentContent"),p=n.value.trim();if(p){var o="id="+a+"&quakeId="+thisQuakeId;o+="&comment="+decodeURIComponent(p),mkRequest("//reports.volcanodiscovery.com/app/eqReportComment.php","post",o,function(e){e.responseText;alert("Thank you for submitting your comment!"),t.style.display="none",n.value=""})}}function flagReport(e){var t=e.parentNode.dataset.id;if(confirm("Report this as inappropriate?")){var a="id="+t+"&quakeId="+thisQuakeId+"&flagAsInappropriate=1";mkRequest("//reports.volcanodiscovery.com/app/eqReportComment.php","post",a,function(t){var a=t.responseText;alert(a),e.style.display="none"})}}function likeReport(e){var t="id="+e.parentNode.dataset.id+"&quakeId="+thisQuakeId+"&like=1";mkRequest("//reports.volcanodiscovery.com/app/eqReportComment.php","post",t,function(t){t.responseText;e.style.opacity=.5})}]]>[smaller] [bigger]Most recent quakes Top 20 past 24 hrs Quakes in BaliNearby placesThe closest larger town where the quake might have been felt is Banjar, a city with more than 200,000 inhabitants in Indonesia, in 172 km (107 mi) distance northeast of the epicenter. People likely experienced very weak shaking there. In the capital of Indonesia, Jakarta, 265 km (165 mi) away from the epicenter, the earthquake could not be felt.The following table shows some of the places that might have been affected (or not) by the shaking.DistancePlaceMax. shaking intensity(*)RegionCountry172 km (107 mi)NE of epicenterBanjar(pop: 201,000)II: Very weakKabupaten Bandung, Jawa BaratIndonesia181 km (112 mi)N of epicenterPelabuhanratu(pop: 109,500)II: Very weakKabupaten Sukabumi, Jawa BaratIndonesia188 km (117 mi)N of epicenterSukabumi(pop: 360,600)II: Very weakJawa BaratIndonesia193 km (120 mi)NE of epicenterSoreang(pop: 116,800)II: Very weakKabupaten Bandung, Jawa BaratIndonesia195 km (121 mi)NE of epicenterBanjaran(pop: 165,000)II: Very weakKabupaten Bandung, Jawa BaratIndonesia197 km (122 mi)NE of epicenterGarut(pop: 131,800)II: Very weakJawa BaratIndonesia199 km (123 mi)NE of epicenterPameungpeuk(pop: 48,300)II: Very weakKabupaten Bandung, Jawa BaratIndonesia201 km (125 mi)NE of epicenterMargahayukencana(pop: 83,100)II: Very weakKabupaten Bandung, Jawa BaratIndonesia202 km (125 mi)N of epicenterCianjur(pop: 174,600)II: Very weakJawa BaratIndonesia202 km (126 mi)N of epicenterCicurug(pop: 89,000)II: Very weakKabupaten Sukabumi, Jawa BaratIndonesia203 km (126 mi)NE of epicenterSingaparna(pop: 48,900)II: Very weakKabupaten Tasikmalaya, Jawa BaratIndonesia204 km (127 mi)NE of epicenterPaseh(pop: 126,200)II: Very weakKabupaten Bandung, Jawa BaratIndonesia205 km (127 mi)N of epicenterCiranjang-hilir(pop: 77,800)II: Very weakKabupaten Cianjur, Jawa BaratIndonesia208 km (129 mi)NE of epicenterBandung(pop: 2,444,200)II: Very weakJawa BaratIndonesia210 km (131 mi)NE of epicenterCimahi(pop: 590,800)II: Very weakJawa BaratIndonesia211 km (131 mi)N of epicenterCaringin(pop: 91,800)II: Very weakBogor Regency, Jawa BaratIndonesia211 km (131 mi)N of epicenterPadalarang(pop: 184,200)II: Very weakWest Bandung Regency, Jawa BaratIndonesia214 km (133 mi)NE of epicenterTasikmalaya(pop: 741,800)II: Very weakJawa BaratIndonesia214 km (133 mi)NE of epicenterCileunyi(pop: 111,500)II: Very weakKabupaten Bandung, Jawa BaratIndonesia220 km (137 mi)NE of epicenterLembang(pop: 183,100)II: Very weakWest Bandung Regency, Jawa BaratIndonesia223 km (139 mi)N of epicenterBogor(pop: 1,127,400)II: Very weakJawa BaratIndonesia225 km (140 mi)NE of epicenterCiamis(pop: 109,800)II: Very weakJawa BaratIndonesia228 km (141 mi)N of epicenterCiampea(pop: 207,200)II: Very weakBogor Regency, Jawa BaratIndonesia231 km (144 mi)NE of epicenterSumedang(pop: 200,000)I: Not feltJawa BaratIndonesia235 km (146 mi)SW of epicenterFlying Fish Cove(pop: 500)I: Not felt Christmas Island235 km (146 mi)N of epicenterCiteureup(pop: 214,700)I: Not feltBogor Regency, Jawa BaratIndonesia236 km (146 mi)N of epicenterCibinong(pop: 363,400)I: Not feltBogor Regency, Jawa BaratIndonesia239 km (149 mi)N of epicenterPurwakarta(pop: 179,200)I: Not feltJawa BaratIndonesia242 km (151 mi)N of epicenterParung(pop: 123,100)I: Not feltBogor Regency, Jawa BaratIndonesia244 km (152 mi)N of epicenterSawangan(pop: 165,600)I: Not feltKota Depok, Jawa BaratIndonesia245 km (152 mi)N of epicenterDepok(pop: 2,145,400)I: Not feltJawa BaratIndonesia246 km (153 mi)N of epicenterCileungsir(pop: 288,300)I: Not feltBogor Regency, Jawa BaratIndonesia251 km (156 mi)NE of epicenterSubang(pop: 137,200)I: Not feltJawa BaratIndonesia251 km (156 mi)N of epicenterPamulang(pop: 174,600)I: Not feltBogor Regency, Jawa BaratIndonesia254 km (158 mi)N of epicenterCikampek(pop: 145,600)I: Not feltKabupaten Karawang, Jawa BaratIndonesia256 km (159 mi)N of epicenterRangkasbitung(pop: 137,000)I: Not feltKabupaten Lebak, BantenIndonesia257 km (160 mi)N of epicenterSouth Tangerang(pop: 1,404,800)I: Not feltBantenIndonesia264 km (164 mi)N of epicenterBekasi(pop: 2,564,900)I: Not feltJawa BaratIndonesia265 km (165 mi)N of epicenterJakarta(pop: 8,540,100)I: Not feltDaerah Khusus Ibukota JakartaIndonesia285 km (177 mi)N of epicenterSerang(pop: 692,100)I: Not feltBantenIndonesiaNotes:(*) Shaking intensity according to the Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale (MMI) and estimated using seismic models.User-reports for this quakeThere are no user reports for this quake yet.If you felt it, be the first to report it!Get the Android appCompare Quake DataData for the same earthquake as reported by different agenciesThe 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.MagDepthTime GMT2026-03-20EpicenterAgency4.218 km11 mi11:20:33SOUTH OF JAVA, INDONESIAEMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)4.218 km11 mi11:20:33South of Java, Indonesia0 km (0 mi) epicenter difference with EMSCRaspberryShake (RaspberryShake)4.218 km11 mi11:20:33South of Java, Indonesia0 km (0 mi) epicenter difference with EMSCBMKG (Meteorological, Climatological, and Geophysical Agency of Indonesia)Aftershocks for this quakeNo aftershocks have been recorded so far. When aftershocks are detected, we will update this section.What are aftershocks?Larger earthquakes (above magnitude 5 or so) such as this one are usually followed by smaller ones known as aftershocks that occur in the same area during the days, weeks, months or even years after the main shock.[More info]What about this quake?Based on its magnitude, the fault that was active during the quake likely ruptured beneath a surface area of approximately 2 km2 (1 square miles) as a first-order estimate. The length of the rupture zone thus was probably around 2 km (1 mi).[More info]Recorded aftershocks, latest first (0 quake)Mar 20, 2026 06:20 pm (GMT +7)17 minutes ago4.218 km0 km - This quakeIndian Ocean, 265 km S of Jakarta, Daerah Khusus Ibukota Jakarta, IndonesiaMain Shock (this quake)MoreMap of aftershocksEarthquake statisticsAverage number of earthquakesBased on data from the past 26 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 82 quakes on average per year in the area near the epicenter of this quake (within 100 km/61 mi):Mag. 6 or higher: 0.05 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 20.8 years)Mag. 5 or higher: 1.23 quakes per yearMag. 4 or higher: 14.3 quakes per yearMag. 3 or higher: 58 quakes per year (or 4.8 quakes per month)Mag. 2 or higher: 82 quakes per year (or 6.8 quakes per month)The area where this quake occurred has a high level of seismic activity. It has had at least 6 quakes above magnitude 6 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 20 to 25 years.Number of quakes per yearPrevious quakes in the same area of this earthquakeThe earthquake occurred 25 weeks after a magnitude 4.9 earthquake had hit on Tuesday, Sep 30, 2025, at 05:30 am (GMT +7 local time) in 73 km (45 mi) distance to the northeast:Mag. 4.9 earthquake Indian Ocean - Jawa Barat, Indonesia - Sep 30, 2025 - The largest quake near the epicenter of this quake during the 10 years before was an event of magnitude 6.5. It had occurred 1 year 47 weeks earlier, on Saturday, Apr 27, 2024, at 11:29 pm (GMT +7 local time) in Jawa Barat, Indonesia:Mag. 6.5 earthquake Indian Ocean - 249 km south of Jakarta, Indonesia - Apr 27, 2024 - The strongest-ever (since 1900) recorded quake in this area measured magnitude 8.1. It had occurred 123 years ago earlier, on Friday, Feb 27, 1903, at 07:43 am (GMT +7 local time) in Jawa Barat, Indonesia:Mag. 8.1 earthquake Indian Ocean - 219 km southwest of Jakarta, Indonesia - Feb 27, 1903 - Below is a list and map of larger or recent quakes that had occurred near the epicenter before this earthquake (within up to 100 km/61 mi distance, up to 300 km/183 mi for very large quakes above mag. 7). Filter and sort the list by magnitude or time.Max results102050100AllMagnitudeAll2+3+4+5+6+7+8+Time before48 hours1 week30 days1 year5 years30 yearsAny ageDate and TimeMagDepthDistanceLocationDetailsMapDec 16, 2025 09:33 pm (GMT +7)4.010 km78 km (49 mi) to the NEIndian Ocean, 102 km south of Banjar, Kabupaten Bandung, Jawa Barat, IndonesiaInfoSep 30, 2025 12:53 pm (GMT +7)4.110 km67 km (42 mi) to the NEIndian Ocean, 161 km south of Bandung, Kota Bandung, Jawa Barat, Indonesia 1 reportInfoSep 30, 2025 05:30 am (GMT +7)4.910 km73 km (45 mi) to the NEIndian Ocean, 155 km south of Bandung, Kota Bandung, Jawa Barat, Indonesia 1 reportInfoJul 23, 2025 03:04 am (GMT +7)4.910 km90 km (56 mi) to the SWIndian Ocean, 178 km north of Christmas Island, Christmas IslandInfoJun 23, 2025 07:56 am (GMT +7)4.910 km52 km (32 mi) to the NEIndian Ocean, 124 km south of Banjar, Kabupaten Bandung, Jawa Barat, IndonesiaInfoJun 18, 2025 03:24 pm (GMT +7)4.810 km70 km (44 mi) to the NEIndian Ocean, 149 km south of Bandung, Kota Bandung, Jawa Barat, Indonesia 2 reportsInfoApr 22, 2025 05:14 pm (GMT +7)5.735 km34 km (21 mi) to the NIndian Ocean, 231 km south of Jakarta, Daerah Khusus Ibukota Jakarta, Indonesia 6 reportsInfoApr 27, 2024 11:29 pm (GMT +7)6.510 km57 km (36 mi) to the EIndian Ocean, Jawa Barat, 249 km south of Jakarta, Indonesia 369 reportsInfoOct 19, 2023 09:08 pm (GMT +7)5.618 km85 km (53 mi) to the NE Indonesia: Di Laut 114 Km Barat Daya Garut 9 reportsInfoJun 12, 2017 06:15 am (GMT +7)5.647 km67 km (42 mi) to the NWIndian Ocean, 213 km south of Jakarta, Daerah Khusus Ibukota Jakarta, Indonesia 20 reportsInfoApr 6, 2016 09:45 pm (GMT +7)5.946 km94 km (58 mi) to the NEIndian Ocean, 212 km south of Jakarta, Daerah Khusus Ibukota Jakarta, Indonesia 29 reportsInfoDec 19, 2015 10:03 pm (GMT +7)5.527 km45 km (28 mi) to the NE Java, Indonesia 15 reportsInfoSep 4, 2015 08:08 pm (Universal Time)5.437 km80 km (49 mi) to the NEIndian Ocean, 97 km south of Banjar, Kabupaten Bandung, Jawa Barat, IndonesiaInfoSep 2, 2009 02:55 pm (GMT +7)7.046 km108 km (67 mi) to the NEIndian Ocean, 87 km south of Soreang, Kabupaten Bandung, Jawa Barat, IndonesiaInfoFeb 1, 2007 03:31 am (GMT +7)5.552 km99 km (61 mi) to the NEIndian Ocean, 94 km south of Soreang, Kabupaten Bandung, Jawa Barat, IndonesiaInfoJul 17, 2006 03:32 pm (GMT +7)5.618 km99 km (61 mi) to the SEIndian Ocean, 264 km south of Bandung, Kota Bandung, Jawa Barat, IndonesiaInfoJul 17, 2006 03:19 pm (GMT +7)7.720 km104 km (65 mi) to the SEIndian Ocean, 264 km south of Bandung, Kota Bandung, Jawa Barat, IndonesiaInfoFeb 26, 2006 09:42 pm (GMT +7)5.43.6 km81 km (50 mi) to the W south of Java, IndonesiaInfoMay 14, 2003 02:40 pm (GMT +7)6.079 km85 km (53 mi) to the NEIndian Ocean, 97 km south of Banjar, Kabupaten Bandung, Jawa Barat, IndonesiaInfoApr 26, 2001 04:02 am (GMT +7)5.533 km72 km (45 mi) to the SW South of Java, IndonesiaInfoMar 10, 2000 11:22 pm (GMT +7)5.533 km44 km (28 mi) to the WIndian Ocean, 281 km south of Jakarta, Daerah Khusus Ibukota Jakarta, IndonesiaInfoJan 15, 1999 03:55 pm (GMT +7)5.674 km71 km (44 mi) to the NEIndian Ocean, 159 km south of Bandung, Kota Bandung, Jawa Barat, IndonesiaInfoSep 21, 1998 04:21 am (GMT +7)5.567 km94 km (59 mi) to the NIndian Ocean, 95 km south of Sukabumi, Kota Sukabumi, Jawa Barat, IndonesiaInfoMar 7, 1998 11:25 pm (GMT +7)5.633 km82 km (51 mi) to the NEIndian Ocean, 91 km south of Banjar, Kabupaten Bandung, Jawa Barat, IndonesiaInfoNov 7, 1996 12:04 am (GMT +7)5.433 km96 km (60 mi) to the NIndian Ocean, 94 km south of Sukabumi, Kota Sukabumi, Jawa Barat, IndonesiaInfoNov 24, 1994 03:42 am (GMT +7)5.433 km69 km (43 mi) to the SIndian Ocean, 189 km northeast of Christmas Island, Christmas IslandInfoSep 12, 1994 06:30 pm (GMT +7)5.733 km47 km (29 mi) to the SWIndian Ocean, 254 km southwest of Bandung, Kota Bandung, Jawa Barat, IndonesiaInfoJan 5, 1990 05:10 pm (GMT +7)5.829 km42 km (26 mi) to the SWIndian Ocean, 291 km south of Jakarta, Daerah Khusus Ibukota Jakarta, IndonesiaInfoOct 23, 1981 08:26 pm (GMT +7)5.733 km42 km (26 mi) to the SWIndian Ocean, 292 km south of Jakarta, Daerah Khusus Ibukota Jakarta, IndonesiaInfoOct 23, 1981 08:05 pm (GMT +7)5.533 km41 km (25 mi) to the SWIndian Ocean, 289 km south of Jakarta, Daerah Khusus Ibukota Jakarta, IndonesiaInfoJul 27, 1973 11:48 pm (GMT +7)5.561 km45 km (28 mi) to the SEIndian Ocean, 240 km south of Bandung, Kota Bandung, Jawa Barat, IndonesiaInfoJun 25, 1963 09:32 pm (GMT +7)5.920 km44 km (27 mi) to the WIndian Ocean, 271 km south of Jakarta, Daerah Khusus Ibukota Jakarta, IndonesiaInfoFeb 11, 1958 07:46 am (GMT +7)6.025 km73 km (45 mi) to the SEIndian Ocean, 224 km south of Bandung, Kota Bandung, Jawa Barat, IndonesiaInfoSep 26, 1957 07:00 am (GMT +7)6.00 km73 km (46 mi) to the NEIndian Ocean, 146 km south of Bandung, Kota Bandung, Jawa Barat, IndonesiaInfoMay 12, 1957 06:29 pm (GMT +7)6.225 km73 km (45 mi) to the SEIndian Ocean, 221 km south of Bandung, Kota Bandung, Jawa Barat, IndonesiaInfoApr 30, 1957 03:56 am (GMT +7)5.925 km48 km (30 mi) to the SEIndian Ocean, 293 km south of Jakarta, Daerah Khusus Ibukota Jakarta, IndonesiaInfoJul 13, 1933 02:23 pm (Universal Time)5.735 km83 km (51 mi) to the NIndian Ocean, Jawa Barat, 183 km south of Jakarta, IndonesiaInfoDec 13, 1926 07:00 am (Jakarta)7.00 km297 km (185 mi) to the NE 2.8 km west of Margasari, Kabupaten Tegal, Provinsi Jawa Tengah, IndonesiaInfoMay 15, 1923 07:00 am (Jakarta)7.00 km286 km (178 mi) to the EIndian Ocean, 31 km south of Purwokerto, IndonesiaInfoApr 24, 1919 05:10 pm (Universal Time)6.035 km90 km (56 mi) to the NIndian Ocean, 83 km southwest of Banjar, IndonesiaInfoFeb 27, 1903 07:43 am (GMT +7)8.10 km108 km (67 mi) to the NWIndian Ocean, Jawa Barat, 219 km southwest of Jakarta, IndonesiaInfoJan 14, 1900 07:00 am (Jakarta)7.00 km197 km (122 mi) to the NKabupaten Sukabumi, 9.4 km north of Sukabumi, IndonesiaInfoMap of earlier quakes in the area of this quakeMax 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