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M5.0 Earthquake near Bandar Lampung, Indonesia — 07 April 2026

A moderate earthquake of magnitude 5.0 was recorded near Bandar Lampung, Indonesia on , with an epicentre 186 km west-southwest of Bandar Lampung, at a focal depth of 30.8 km. It ranked as the 35th strongest of 109 earthquakes recorded in Indonesia in the preceding 30 days.

5.0 Moderate

Time (UTC): 2026-04-07 13:40:15

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Magnitude: 5.0 (moderate)

Focal depth: 30.8 km (shallow)

Epicentre: -6.1919, 103.7630

Location: 186 km WSW of Bandar Lampung, Indonesia

Country: Indonesia

USGS link to NOAA tsunami information: Not linked

Review status: Reviewed

Source: USGS event page

How strong was this earthquake?

Moderate earthquakes can damage poorly built or unreinforced structures near the epicentre, while well-engineered buildings typically escape serious harm. Shaking is often strong enough to wake sleeping residents over a wide area.

A magnitude 5.0 earthquake radiates roughly 477 tons of TNT equivalent in seismic energy.

The USGS assigns this earthquake a significance score of 385, which is below the USGS threshold of more than 600 for its significant-earthquake list. The ranking combines magnitude with available Did You Feel It responses and PAGER alert level; it is not a direct measurement of damage.

What the magnitude scale actually measures →

When it happened locally

That is about 20:35 local solar time at the epicentre, in the evening.

This event was shallower than 62% of the 1,535 earthquakes recorded in Indonesia in our catalogue and stronger than 77% of them.

Where was the epicentre?

The epicentre was located at -6.1919, 103.7630 — 186 km west-southwest of Bandar Lampung. The closest other recorded event was a magnitude 4.8 earthquake 13 km west-southwest of here on 13 February 2025.

The nearest other settlements in our records are Kotabumi (74 km north-northeast), Pagar Alam (164 km west-southwest), Padang (188 km north-northwest) and Bengkulu (190 km west).

Why the 31 km depth matters

At 31 km this was a shallow earthquake. Shallow events release their energy close to the surface, so for a given magnitude they produce noticeably stronger shaking — and more damage — than deeper ones. Roughly three quarters of all earthquakes worldwide occur at shallow depths.

This catalogue does not ingest eyewitness responses, so it cannot confirm where this earthquake was felt. Based on magnitude alone, an event this size can be felt widely and may cause minor local damage. Its shallow focus makes stronger surface shaking more likely than for a deeper event of the same magnitude.

Read more on how focal depth changes what you feel →

What does the tsunami information flag mean?

The USGS record does not carry a link to NOAA tsunami information. That field is not an all-clear and does not state whether a tsunami occurred. In this case, a damaging tsunami would be less likely because at M5.0 it falls below the magnitude 6.5 threshold that generally applies before a submarine earthquake displaces enough water to generate a damaging tsunami; it occurred inland rather than beneath the sea floor. For an active coastal alert, use tsunami.gov or your local warning authority.

How earthquakes generate tsunamis, and what the alert levels mean →

Aftershocks and local seismic history

No further earthquakes have been recorded within about 150 km of the epicentre in the seven days after this event.

59 earthquakes of magnitude 4 or above have been logged within roughly 200 km of this epicentre in our catalogue. The strongest was a magnitude 5.7 event near Labuan on 21 August 2026. This M5.0 event released about 11 times less energy than that event.

6 earthquakes have been recorded within 100 km of this epicentre in the past year, 2 of them in the past 30 days.

How long aftershock sequences last, and how large they get →

Where this event sits in the record

This earthquake is part of the April 2026 worldwide record, and of earthquakes in Indonesia during April 2026. Browse the full monthly archive to compare periods.

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Questions about this earthquake

How strong was the earthquake near Bandar Lampung?

It measured magnitude 5.0 — a moderate earthquake. A magnitude 5.0 earthquake radiates roughly 477 tons of TNT equivalent in seismic energy.

How deep was the earthquake near Bandar Lampung?

The focus was 31 km below the surface, which counts as shallow.

Was the Bandar Lampung earthquake felt at the surface?

At magnitude 5.0 and a focal depth of 31 km, shaking would have been concentrated near the epicentre.

When did the earthquake near Bandar Lampung happen?

07 April 2026 at 13:40 UTC.

Was there a tsunami?

No. The USGS record carries no tsunami-information link for this event.

Have there been aftershocks?

No further earthquakes have been recorded within about 150 km of the epicentre in the seven days after this event.

How often do earthquakes happen near Bandar Lampung?

59 earthquakes of magnitude 4 or above have been logged within roughly 200 km of this epicentre in our catalogue. The strongest was a magnitude 5.7 event near Labuan on 21 August 2026. This M5.0 event released about 11 times less energy than that event.