Indonesia's Bandung Earthquake Swarm Continues Into Thursday Morning
Indonesia's Bandung earthquake swarm continued into Thursday morning, with BMKG recording more shallow tremors in the area.
Indonesia experienced a series of low-magnitude earthquakes in Bandung Regency, West Java, over the past few days. The Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) recorded 26 earthquakes on Wednesday, September 16, 2026, with three felt by residents. The strongest quake measured 2.8 on the Richter scale and had its epicenter 28 kilometers southeast of Bandung Regency, originating at a depth of 5 kilometers onshore.
Public reports indicated that this shaking was felt in the Pangalengan area, causing a sensation similar to a passing truck. There have been no reports of building damage resulting from these earthquakes.
Earlier, another tremor with a magnitude of 3.0 was felt at 08:11 WIB, with its epicenter located 27 kilometers southeast of Bandung Regency. This earthquake also had a shallow origin, measuring 6 kilometers deep, and was felt in the Pangalengan and Kertasari areas at an intensity of III MMI. The first felt earthquake occurred at 06:21 WIB with a magnitude of 2.2.
As of now, the cause of this series of tremors has not been determined. BMKG member Daryono characterized the series of earthquakes in Bandung Regency as an earthquake swarm, a phenomenon characterized by a cluster of earthquakes occurring in a specific area and timeframe without a single dominant mainshock.
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