Magnitude 4.6 earthquake strikes near Mojokerto, East Java, Indonesia
4.6 quake 19 Jun 8:44 pm (GMT +7)

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake near Mojokerto, East Java, Indonesia, was reported only 19 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 very shallow depth of 9 km beneath the epicenter in the evening on Monday, June 19th, 2023, at 8:44 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.
Our monitoring service identified a second report from the citizen-seismograph network of RaspberryShake which listed the quake at magnitude 4.5.
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 Kerian (pop. 38,600) located 10 km from the epicenter, Mojokerto (pop. 112,600) 12 km away, Tulangan Utara (pop. 63,900) 12 km away, Soko (pop. 25,500) 12 km away, Sidoarjo (pop. 139,200) 20 km away, and Buduran (pop. 48,200) 21 km away, the quake should have been felt as light shaking.
Weak shaking might have been felt in Gedangan (pop. 79,200) located 23 km from the epicenter, Bangil (pop. 120,000) 33 km away, and Surabaya (pop. 2,374,700) 35 km away.
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Earthquake data:
Date & time: Jun 19, 2023 8:44 pm (GMT +7) local time (19 Jun 2023 13:44 GMT)
Magnitude: 4.6
Depth: 9.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 7.49°S / 112.54°E (Kabupaten Mojokerto, East Java, Indonesia)
Primary data source: BMKG
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