A shallow magnitude 4.5 earthquake was reported in the evening near Tasikmalaya, Kota Tasikmalaya, Jawa Barat, Indonesia.According to Indonesia's Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical Agency, the quake hit on Thursday, August 20th, 2026, at 9:31 pm local time at a shallow depth of 14. km. Shallow earthquakes are felt more strongly than deeper ones as they are closer to the surface. 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.Weak shaking might have been felt in Kawalu (pop. 50,500) located 102 km from the epicenter, Tasikmalaya (pop. 741,800) 108 km away, and Garut (pop. 131,800) 111 km away.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: Aug 20, 2026 09:31 pm (GMT +7) local time (20 Aug 2026 14:31 GMT)Magnitude: 4.5Depth: 14.00 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude: 8.24°S / 107.89°E (Indonesia)Primary data source: BMKG