The ground shook in Jember, East Java, on Tuesday afternoon. But the trembling did not stop there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck approximately 99 kilometers southeast of Jember at 3:39 PM local time, with a depth of only 14 kilometers. The shaking was felt across multiple regions \u2014 including Bali.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to Indonesia’s Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG<\/a>), the quake was classified as shallow, triggered by rock deformation within the Earth’s plate with a strike-slip fault mechanism. There was no tsunami potential.<\/p>\n\n\n\n “The earthquake modeling results show that this earthquake does not have the potential to cause a tsunami,” said Wijayanto, director of earthquakes and tsunamis at BMKG.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The intensity varied by location.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In Jember<\/strong>, the epicenter area, shaking reached IV MMI<\/strong> \u2014 a level where many people indoors feel the quake during the day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Banyuwangi<\/strong>, the easternmost tip of Java and the main ferry point to Bali, experienced III to IV MMI<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Bondowoso, Kuta, South Kuta, and Malang<\/strong> reported III MMI<\/strong> \u2014 vibrations clearly felt inside homes, like a passing truck.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Denpasar<\/strong> registered II to III MMI<\/strong> \u2014 light shaking, noticeable indoors, with hanging objects swaying.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Blitar and Trenggalek<\/strong> felt II MMI<\/strong> \u2014 the lightest level, felt by only a few people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n For residents in Bali’s southern tourism belt \u2014 Kuta, South Kuta, and Denpasar \u2014 the quake was a reminder that the island sits close enough to Java’s seismic zones to feel the rumble, even when the epicenter is across the water.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In Lumajang, a neighboring district to Jember, the shaking was strong enough to send people scrambling.<\/p>\n\n\n\nWhere It Was Felt<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
In Lumajang: People Ran Outside<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n