M6.5 earthquake in Indonesia on September 11, 2026

On September 11, 2026 at 21:23 UTC the ground shook with a magnitude 6.5 earthquake. The epicenter was 121 km north of Teluknaga, with the focus 372 km deep. This was a deep earthquake: with the focus hundreds of kilometers down, shaking spreads widely but is weaker at the surface.

6.5magnitude
372 kmdepth
21:23time UTC
greenUSGS alert
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Key facts

21 people reported feeling it to USGS. The USGS PAGER system issued a green alert, expecting little impact.

Nearest cities

  • Tangerang (Indonesia)131 km
  • Jakarta (Indonesia)132 km
  • Kresek (Indonesia)134 km
  • Rengasdengklok (Indonesia)135 km
  • Bekasi (Indonesia)135 km

Did you feel an earthquake?

Report it to seismologists. These reports help work out quickly where the shaking was strongest. It takes a minute.

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Aftershocks

So far USGS has recorded no aftershocks of magnitude 4.5 or more within 150 km.

Regional history

Since 1976 there have been 18 earthquakes of magnitude 6 or more within 300 km. The strongest was M7.5 (August 8, 2007).

  • M7.5 · August 8, 2007111 km
  • M6.9 · February 15, 1994284 km
  • M6.8 · October 25, 2000218 km
  • M6.6 · January 14, 2022268 km
  • M6.6 · October 19, 2016145 km

See also

Live earthquake mapAll earthquakes todayEarthquakes in IndonesiaWeather in TangerangEvent details at USGS

Source: USGS Earthquake Hazards Program (public domain). Seismologists may still revise the data. Data from Oct 15, 19:50 UTC.