Magnitude 4.6 Earthquake Shakes Sunda Strait

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake shook the Sunda Strait waters, Banten region, on Wednesday (23/9) at 05:27 WIB.

According to the latest analysis from the Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG), the earthquake’s epicentre was located at sea, approximately 38 kilometres south of Sumur, Banten, at a depth of 26.5 kilometres.

The precise coordinates were 7.00 South Latitude - 105.57 East Longitude. The earthquake was felt in the Sumur area on a scale of II-III MMI.

“#Earthquake (UPDATE) Mag:4.6, 23-Sep-26 05:27:42 WIB, Loc:7.00 LS, 105.57 BT (Earthquake centre located in the sea 38 Km South of Sumur), Depth:20 Km Felt (MMI) II - III Sumur,” wrote BMKG.

Further information regarding the impact of damage and casualties from this event is not yet known.