Significant earthquake of magnitude 5.6 just reported 100 km south of Banjar, Indonesia
5.6 quake 19 Oct 9:08 pm (GMT +7)

An earthquake of magnitude 5.6 occurred in the evening on Thursday, October 19th, 2023, at 9:08 pm local time near Banjar, West Java, Indonesia, as reported by Indonesia's Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical Agency.
According to preliminary data, the quake was located at a shallow depth of 18 km. Shallow earthquakes are felt more strongly than deeper ones as they are closer to the surface. 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 United States Geological Survey which listed the quake at magnitude 5.2. Other agencies reporting the same quake include France's Réseau National de Surveillance Sismique (RéNaSS) at magnitude 5.1, the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) at magnitude 5.3, and the citizen-seismograph network of RaspberryShake at magnitude 5.2.
Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should not have caused any significant damage, but was probably felt by many people as light vibration in the area of the epicenter.
Weak shaking might have been felt in Banjar (pop. 37,300) located 100 km from the epicenter, Soreang (pop. 150,900) 119 km away, Paseh (pop. 126,200) 119 km away, Banjaran (pop. 165,000) 119 km away, Margahayukencana (pop. 83,100) 127 km away, Tasikmalaya (pop. 271,100) 129 km away, Bandung (pop. 1,699,700) 133 km away, Cileunyi (pop. 111,500) 136 km away, and Cimahi (pop. 493,700) 137 km away.
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Earthquake data:
Date & time: Oct 19, 2023 9:08 pm (GMT +7) local time (19 Oct 2023 14:08 GMT)
Magnitude: 5.6
Depth: 18.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 8.09°S / 107.34°E (Indian Ocean, Indonesia)
Primary data source: BMKG
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