Earthquake details

Monday, May 24, 1999 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Monday, May 24, 1999 at 05:02 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Cilacap (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 244.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 109.149 and latitude -9.915.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	-9.915, 109.149
UTC time	1999-05-24 05:02:48.380

Location	Yogyakarta
Country	Indonesia (ID)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1999-05-24

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Cilacap	244.1 km
Srandakan	251.2 km
Bambanglipuro	251.8 km
Pandak	255.9 km
Kutoarjo	258.7 km
Gombong	260.0 km
Bantul	260.3 km
Sewon	263.1 km
Kasihan	266.2 km
Wangon	267.2 km
Banyumas	267.7 km
Gamping Lor	269.1 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.6 Yogyakarta Indonesia · 2026-01-27 06:15 UTC	269.4 km
M 4.4 Yogyakarta Indonesia · 2025-12-18 04:22 UTC	186.6 km
M 4.3 Yogyakarta Indonesia · 2025-07-10 21:02 UTC	211.7 km

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