A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) has struck on Tuesday, 70 kilometers (43 miles) from Serang in Indonesia. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 156.721 km (97 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 09/12/25 / 2025-12-09 16:56:41 / December 9, 2025 @ 4:56 pm. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 106.2888 East, latitude -5.4927 South, depth = 156.721 km. The temblor was reported at 16:56:41 / 4:56 pm (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: us6000rtn2. Event ids that are associated: us6000rtn2. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Country/countries that might be effected, Indonesia (c. 242 968 000 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Pandeglang, Curug, Cikupa. Epicenter of the event was 85 km (53 miles) from Tangerang (c. 1 372 100 pop), 91 km (56 miles) from Curug (c. 191 400 pop), 86 km (54 miles) from Cikupa (c. 174 000 pop), 71 km (44 miles) from Serang (c. 164 800 pop), 80 km (50 miles) from Pasarkemis (c. 154 200 pop), 78 km (48 miles) from Teluknaga (c. 128 300 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 70 km NNE of Serang, Indonesia.
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