Moderate 4.6 quake hits near Cilegon, Kota Cilegon, Banten, Indonesia

An earthquake of magnitude 4.6 occurred only 7 minutes ago 34 km northwest of Cilegon, Indonesia, Indonesia's Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical Agency reported.
The quake hit at an intermediate depth of 128. km beneath the epicenter near Cilegon, Kota Cilegon, Banten, Indonesia, in the morning on Monday, January 19th, 2026, at 8:10 am 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.
Our monitoring service identified a second report from the citizen-seismograph network of RaspberryShake which listed the quake at magnitude 4.6 as well.
Towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Cilegon (pop. 450,300) located 34 km from the epicenter, Pandeglang (pop. 92,300) 62 km away, Kresek (pop. 110,200) 72 km away, Bandar Lampung (pop. 1,166,100) 75 km away, Rangkasbitung (pop. 137,000) 76 km away, Pasarkemis (pop. 273,700) 89 km away, Cikupa (pop. 174,000) 90 km away, and Metro (pop. 178,400) 98 km away.
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Earthquake data:
Date & time: Jan 19, 2026 08:10 am (Jakarta time) local time (19 Jan 2026 01:10 GMT)
Magnitude: 4.6
Depth: 128.00 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 5.85°S / 105.79°E (South Lampung Regency, Lampung, Indonesia)
Primary data source: BMKG
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