International Disaster and Emergency Monitoring Center

Preliminary earthquake data and analysis

Earthquake Report
Base data
Event ID 1584915
Event time 2026-02-28 16:17:21 (UTC)
Local time 2026-02-28 09:17:21 - [It was morning in the affected area.]
Last update 2026-02-28 16:28:29 (UTC)
Magnitude 2.8
Depth 30 km
Class Micro
Hypocenter Shallow depth
Mercalli scale 1
Possible effects People do not feel any Earth movement.
Data status
Data provider EMSC

Location
Continent Indonesian Archipelago
Country Indonesia
Administration area West Java
Nearest settlement Banjar
Distance 66 km
Course SSW
Surface type underwater quake
Tsunami region Indian Ocean
Water surface name Indian Ocean

Overview map
Green circle [feel the Eq] 10 km, Orange circle 25 km, Yellow circle 75 km

Population map
Green circle [feel the seism activity] 10 km, Orange circle 25 km, Yellow circle 75 km

Risk Analisys
Nearest nuclear power plants
There is no known nuclear power plant nearby.
Nearest marine ports
There is no known marine port nearby.
Nearest airports
There is no known marine port nearby.
Nearest volcanoes
Kancana volcano (63,68 km), Patuha volcano (68,75 km), Mandalagiri volcano (69,58 km), Papandayan volcano (71,09 km), Tilu volcano (73,68 km)
Quick Analysis
Due to the small magnitude of the earthquake and the moderate depth of the hypocenter, minimal damage is conceivable.According to the epicenter of the quake, this is an underwater quake.