An earthquake of magnitude 4.9 occurred around noon on Monday, October 12, 2026, at 12:28 pm local time near Blitar, Kota Blitar, Jawa Timur, Indonesia, according to Indonesia's Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical Agency.According to preliminary data, the quake occurred at an intermediate depth of 109 km. The earthquake's impact may have been tempered by its relatively great depth below the surface, making it feel weaker at the surface. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review the data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their reports.A second report was later issued by the citizen-seismograph network RaspberryShake, which also listed it as a magnitude 4.9 earthquake.Weak shaking might have been felt in Sumberpucung (pop. 35,300), located 53 km from the epicenter; Blitar (pop. 150,400), 58 km away; Kepanjen (pop. 51,900), 60 km away; Kedungwaru (pop. 80,300), 73 km away; Malang (pop. 847,200), 78 km away; Batu (pop. 221,700), 85 km away; Singosari (pop. 180,700), 88 km away; and Kediri (pop. 235,100), 92 km away.VolcanoDiscovery will automatically update the magnitude and depth if they change and follow up if other significant news about the quake becomes 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: Oct 12, 2026 12:28 pm (GMT +7) local time (12 Oct 2026 05:28 GMT)Magnitude: 4.9Hypocenter depth: 109.00 kmEpicenter coordinates: 8.6°S / 112.3°E (Kabupaten Malang, Jawa Timur, Indonesia)Primary data source: BMKG