RSS feed source: USGS Earthquake Hazards Program

Mon, 19 May 2025, 06:07 | BY: EARTHQUAKEMONITOR

An earthquake of magnitude 4.5 occurred around noon on Monday, May 19th, 2025, at 12:59 pm local time near Lahewa, North Nias Regency, North Sumatra, Indonesia, as reported by Indonesia’s Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical Agency.
According to preliminary data, the quake was located at a shallow depth of 18. km. Shallow earthquakes are felt more strongly than deeper ones as they are closer to the surface. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.
Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should not have caused any significant damage, but was probably felt by many people as light vibration in the area of the epicenter.
Weak shaking might have been felt in Lahewa (pop. 24,500) located 26 km from the epicenter, and Gunungsitoli (pop. 136,700) 52 km away.
Other towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Teluk Dalam (pop. 25,800) located 97 km from the epicenter.
VolcanoDiscovery will automatically update magnitude and depth if these change and follow up if other significant news about the quake become available. If you’re in the area, please send us your experience through our reporting

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RSS feed source: USGS Earthquake Hazards Program

Date and TimeMag
DepthDistanceLocationDetailsMap May 7, 02:09 pm (Jakarta)

5.2

22 km47 km (29 mi) to the S Indian Ocean, 62 km southwest of Pulau Nias Island, North Sumatra, Indonesia 1 reportInfoJan 22, 10:21 am (GMT +7)

4.2

10 km31 km (19 mi) to the SIndian Ocean, 69 km southwest of Pulau Nias Island, North Sumatra, Indonesia InfoJan 3, 12:16 pm (GMT +7)

4.1

49 km69 km (43 mi) to the NIndian Ocean, 70 km south of Pulau Ujung Batu Island, Indonesia InfoDec 22, 2024 11:51 pm (Jakarta)

4.4

10 km17 km (10.6 mi) to the SWIndian Ocean, 69 km west of Pulau Nias Island, North Sumatra, Indonesia InfoOct 28, 2024 08:07 pm (Pontianak)

4.6

22 km51 km (32 mi) to the N Indian Ocean, North Sumatra, 71 km southeast of Pulau Babi Island, Indonesia 1 reportInfoJun 11, 2024 03:07 pm (Jakarta)

4.6

41 km75 km (47 mi) to the E Kabupaten Nias Selatan, 150 km southwest of Sibolga, Indonesia InfoApr 29, 2024 08:29 pm (GMT +7)

4.5

23 km64 km (40 mi) to the NW Indian Ocean, North Sumatra, 57 km southeast of Pulau Babi Island, Indonesia 1 reportInfoNov 4, 2023 07:56 am (GMT +7)

4.5

48 km101 km (63 mi) to the NE54 km S of Singkil, Indonesia InfoApr 25, 2023 03:00 am (Jakarta)

7.3

84 km267 km (166 mi) to the SE Indian Ocean, 76 km northwest of Siberut Island, Indonesia 243 reportsInfoMay 8, 2015 10:12 am (GMT +7)

5.6

40 km88 km (54 mi) to the NE Northern Sumatra, Indonesia 3 reportsInfoJul 5, 2014 04:39 pm (Pontianak)

5.7

41 km98 km (61 mi) to the N Indian Ocean, 47 km east of Pulau Babi

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