On Saturday Morning an M4.9 Earthquake struck in the Indian Ocean near Bandung (Indonesia).

Written by Earthquakelist.org on November 17th, 2023. Last updated December 3rd, 2023.

In the early morning of Saturday November 18th, 2023, a MAG-4.9 earthquake hit in the Indian Ocean 77 kilometer from Bandung, Indonesia. The earthquake struck near a very densely populated region.

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Earthquake Summary

This earthquake hit under water in the Indian Ocean, right off the coast of Indonesia (5 mi offshore), 77 kilometer south-southwest of Bandung in West Java. The center of this earthquake had a quite shallow depth of 66 km. Shallow earthquakes usually have a larger impact than earthquakes deep in the earth.

Date and Time:	Nov 18, 2023 06:34 (Jakarta Time) - Nov 17, 2023 23:34 Universal Time.
Location:	77 km SSW of Bandung, West Java, Indonesia. Coordinates 7°33'13"S 107°18'35"E.
Map:	Map of area around epicenter. Click to open in Google Maps.
Magnitude:	MAG 4.9 Detected by 108 stations. Maximum Error Range ±0.054 .
Depth:	66 km (41 mi) A quite shallow depth.
Tsunami Risk:	Low tsunami risk Earthquakes under MAG-6.5 do not usually cause tsunami's. Always stay cautious - More info here.

Nearby towns and cities

This earthquake may have been felt in Indonesia . The closest significant population center near the earthquake is Banjar in West Java, Indonesia. Banjar is located 42 kilometer (26 mi) south-southwest of the epicenter.

Major cities near this earthquake: Jakarta is located 157 km to the north-northwest. Bandung is located 77 km to the north-northeast. Bekasi is located 151 km to the north-northwest.

The table below provides an overview of all places in proximity of today's earthquake.

Overview of nearby places

Shaking reported by 1 person

People that feel an earthquake may report their experience to the US Geographic Survey. Currently, 1 person has reported shaking in one place in Indonesia.We keep updating this article as more ground reports become available. You may report that you felt this earthquake here.

Places with most reports:

• Cikeruh, Jawa Barat, Indonesia: 1 person.

2 Aftershocks detected

This main shock was followed by 2 smaller aftershocks. A 3.3 magnitude earthquake hit 2 days later 45 km (28 mi) south of this earthquake.

This main shock was prefaced by 3 smaller foreshocks. Nearby this earthquake a foreshock struck 3 days earlier. It measured a magnitude of 3.3

Overview of foreshocks and aftershocks

More earthquakes coming?

Earthquakes can create aftershocks. These are generally at least 1 magnitude lower than any main shock, and as time passes the chance and strength of aftershocks decreases.

In only six percent of cases, significant earthquakes are followed by a larger main shock, making the current earthquake a foreshock. While the chance of this happening is not so large, it is adviced to maintain cautiousness in the hours and days following a major earthquake.

Earthquakes like this happen often in the region

Earthquakes of this strength are very common in the region. This is the strongest earthquake to hit since October 19th, 2023, when a 5.1 magnitude earthquake hit 34 km (21 mi) further south. An even stronger magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck on August 2nd, 2019.

In total, 118 earthquakes with a magnitude of 4.9 or higher have been registered within 300km (186 mi) of this epicenter in the past 10 years. This comes down to an average of once every month.

Low tsunami risk

Based on early data it appears this earthquake was not strong enough (lower than MAG-6.5) to be likely to cause destructive tsunami's. However this earthquake appeared to have hit at a shallow depth under sea, so stay cautious and monitor advice from local authorities.

Tsunami Risk Factors

Sources

Last updated 03/12/23 01:18 (). This article is automatically generated based on available data. We keep checking multiple sources for additional information. This article gets updated as new details on this earthquake become available.

1. US Geographic Society (USGS): Earthquake us6000lp8y
2. European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC): Earthquake 20231117_0000258
3. Geonames.org: World Cities Database
4. Google Maps: Static API
5. Earthquakelist.org: Historic Earthquakes Database

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