M4.7 Earthquake hit in the Indian Ocean near Tasikmalaya (Indonesia) on Tuesday Evening.

Written by Earthquakelist.org on October 22nd, 2024. Last updated November 21st, 2024.

In the evening of Tuesday October 22nd, 2024, a MAG-4.7 earthquake hit in the Indian Ocean 60 kilometer from Tasikmalaya, Indonesia.

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Earthquake Summary

This earthquake hit under water in the Indian Ocean, right off the coast of Indonesia (5 mi offshore), 60 kilometer south of Tasikmalaya in West Java. The center of this earthquake had an intermediate depth of 95 km.

Date and Time:	Oct 22, 2024 19:43 (Jakarta Time) - Oct 22, 2024 12:43 Universal Time.
Location:	60 km south of Tasikmalaya, West Java, Indonesia. Coordinates 7°51'45"S 108°16'56"E.
Map:	Map of area around epicenter. Click to open in Google Maps.
Magnitude:	MAG 4.7 Detected by 59 stations. Maximum Error Range ±0.073 .
Depth:	95 km (59 mi) An intermediate 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 Kawalu in West Java, Indonesia. Kawalu is located 54 kilometer (34 mi) south of the epicenter.

Multiple major population centers exist within 300km of the earthquake that struck today. Jakarta is located 242 km to the northwest. Bandung is located 128 km to the northwest. Bekasi is located 230 km to the northwest.

A complete list of nearby places is included below.

Overview of nearby places

Shaking reported by 3 people

People that feel an earthquake may report their experience to the US Geographic Survey. Currently, 3 people have reported shaking in 3 places, all within 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:

• Astanajapura, Jawa Barat, Indonesia: 1 person.
• Cikeruh, Jawa Barat, Indonesia: 1 person.
• Sukabumi, Jawa Barat, Indonesia: 1 person.

Aftershocks detected

Before this earthquake struck, 1 smaller foreshock occurred. Nearby this earthquake a foreshock struck 2 days earlier. It measured a magnitude of 2.6

Overview of foreshocks and aftershocks

More earthquakes coming?

Aftershocks are usually at least 1 order of magnitude less strong than main shocks. The more time passes, the smaller the chance and likely strength of any potential aftershocks.

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 October 8th, 2024, when a 4.9 magnitude earthquake hit 194 km (121 mi) further west. An even stronger magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck on December 15th, 2017.

In total, 142 earthquakes with a magnitude of 4.7 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 26 days.

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 21/11/24 00:48 (). As more information on this earthquake becomes available this article will be updated. This article is automatically composed based on data originating from multiple sources.

1. US Geographic Society (USGS): Earthquake us7000nmea
2. European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC): Earthquake 20241022_0000159
3. Geonames.org: World Cities Database
4. Google Maps: Static API
5. Earthquakelist.org: Historic Earthquakes Database

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