Significant M5.1 Earthquake struck on Monday Evening in the Indian Ocean 164km from Yogyakarta (Indonesia).

Written by Earthquakelist.org on April 22nd, 2024. Last updated May 4th, 2024.

A significant M5.1 earthquake struck in the Indian Ocean 164 kilometer from Yogyakarta, Indonesia in the evening of Monday April 22nd, 2024.

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Earthquake Summary

This earthquake hit under water in the Indian Ocean, 74 kilometers (46 mi) off the coast of Indonesia, 164 kilometer south-east of Yogyakarta. The center of this earthquake had a quite shallow depth of 54 km. Shallow earthquakes usually have a larger impact than earthquakes deep in the earth.

Date and Time:	Apr 22, 2024 18:10 (Jakarta Time) - Apr 22, 2024 11:10 Universal Time.
Location:	164 km SE of Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Coordinates 8°57'26"S 111°17'20"E.
Map:	Map of area around epicenter. Click to open in Google Maps.
Magnitude:	MAG 5.1 Detected by 54 stations. Maximum Error Range ±0.078 .
Depth:	54 km (34 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 . Located 108 kilometer (67 mi) south-southwest of the epicenter of this earthquake, Trenggalek (East Java, Indonesia) is the nearest significant population center.

Multiple major population centers exist within 300km of the earthquake that struck today. Surabaya is located 249 km to the north-east. Semarang is located 238 km to the north-northwest. Malang is located 183 km to the north-east.

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

Overview of nearby places

Aftershocks detected

In the days before this main shock, 1 smaller foreshock was detected. Roughly 3 days before this earthquake, a foreshock measuring MAG-3.7 was detected nearby this earthquake.

Overview of foreshocks and aftershocks

More earthquakes coming?

The risk of aftershocks decreases rapidly over time. Usually, aftershocks are at least one order of magnitude lower than a main shock.

It's always adviced to be cautious of the risk of a larger shock following any significant earthquake, however this risk is fairly small. There is a roughly 94 percent change that no larger main shock will follow in the days following this 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 December 2nd, 2023, when a 5.2 magnitude earthquake hit 163 km (101 mi) further south-east. An even stronger magnitude 6 earthquake struck on April 10th, 2021.

In total, 29 earthquakes with a magnitude of 5.1 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 4 months.

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 04/05/24 00:18 (). 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 us7000mdtk
2. European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC): Earthquake 20240422_0000143
3. Geonames.org: World Cities Database
4. Google Maps: Static API
5. Earthquakelist.org: Historic Earthquakes Database

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