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Wed, 20 Aug 2025, 13:01 | BY: EARTHQUAKEMONITOR
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake near Purwakarta, Kabupaten Purwakarta, Jawa Barat, Indonesia, was reported only 5 minutes ago by Indonesia’s Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical Agency, considered the main national agency that monitors seismic activity in Indonesia. The earthquake occurred at a shallow depth of 10. km beneath the epicenter early evening on Wednesday, August 20th, 2025, at 7:54 pm local time. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.
Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake was probably felt by many people in the area of the epicenter. It should not have caused significant damage, other than objects falling from shelves, broken windows, etc.
In Purwakarta (pop. 179,200) located 24 km from the epicenter, Cikampek (pop. 145,600) 25 km away, Cikarang (pop. 106,500) 26 km away, and Cileungsir (pop. 288,300) 32 km away, the quake should have been felt as light shaking.
Weak shaking might have been felt in Rengasdengklok (pop. 201,500) located 36 km from the epicenter, Bekasi (pop. 2,564,900) 39 km away, Citeureup (pop. 214,700) 40 km away, Cianjur (pop. 174,600) 40 km away, Jakarta (pop. 8,540,100) 53 km away, and Bandung (pop. 2,444,200) 64 km away.
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