An earthquake of magnitude 4.8 occurred only 9 minutes ago 20 km west of Sangkapura, Indonesia, Indonesia's Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical Agency reported.The quake hit at a shallow depth of 10. km beneath the epicenter near Sangkapura, Gresik Regency, Jawa Timur, Indonesia, in the morning on Saturday, January 3rd, 2026, at 9:12 am local time. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.A second report was later issued by the citizen-seismograph network of RaspberryShake, which listed it as a magnitude 4.8 earthquake as well.Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake was probably felt by many people in the area of the epicenter. It should not have caused significant damage, other than objects falling from shelves, broken windows, etc. In Sangkapura (pop. 50,600) located 20 km from the epicenter, the quake should have been felt as light shaking.Other towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Paciran (pop. 27,100) located 114 km from the epicenter.VolcanoDiscovery will automatically update magnitude and depth if these change and follow up if other significant news about the quake become available. If you’re in the area, please send us your experience through our reporting mechanism, either online or via our mobile app. This will help us provide more first-hand updates to anyone around the globe who wants to know more about this quake.Earthquake data: Date & time: Jan 3, 2026 09:12 am (Jakarta time) local time (3 Jan 2026 02:12 GMT)Magnitude: 4.8Depth: 10.00 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude: 5.86°S / 112.47°E (Gresik Regency, Jawa Timur, Indonesia)Primary data source: BMKG