RSS feed source: USGS Earthquake Hazards Program

Sat, 17 May 2025, 21:31 | BY: EARTHQUAKEMONITOR

A shallow magnitude 4.8 earthquake was reported early morning near Sinabang, Simeulue Regency, Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam Province, Indonesia.
According to Indonesia’s Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical Agency, the quake hit on Sunday, May 18th, 2025, at 4:20 am local time at a shallow depth of 26. 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 Sinabang (pop. 15,000) located 54 km from the epicenter.
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Date and TimeMag
DepthDistanceLocationDetailsMap May 16, 12:36 am (GMT +7)

4.1

11 km86 km (53 mi) to the SE Indian Ocean, 35 km southwest of Pulau Babi Island, Indonesia  I FELT IT InfoApr 17, 04:19 am (Pontianak)

4.0

12 km14 km (8.4 mi) to the SW Off West Coast of Northern Sumatra InfoFeb 26, 01:26 pm (GMT +7)

4.0

20 km51 km (32 mi) to the SE Indian Ocean, 55 km southwest of Sinabang, Indonesia InfoFeb 25, 11:03 am (GMT +7)

4.1

20 km55 km (34 mi) to the SE Indian Ocean, 43 km south of Sinabang, Indonesia InfoDec 26, 2024 06:36 am (Jakarta)

4.3

23 km14 km (8.9 mi) to the NWIndian Ocean, 109 km northwest of Pulau Babi Island, Indonesia InfoJul 13, 2024 05:06 am (GMT +6)

4.8

10 km75 km (47 mi) to the NW Indian Ocean, 127 km west of Sinabang, Indonesia InfoJul 5, 2024 03:14 pm (Jakarta)

4.8

15 km39 km (24 mi) to the SE Indian Ocean, 29 km southwest of Sinabang, Indonesia 1 reportInfoMay 28, 2024 06:52 pm (GMT +7)

6.2

12 km62 km (38 mi) to the NW Indian Ocean, 112 km west of Sinabang, Indonesia 3 reportsInfoFeb 23, 2024 07:06 pm (GMT +7)

4.8

24 km49 km (30 mi) to the NW Indian Ocean, 101 km west of Sinabang, Indonesia InfoSep 5, 2023 09:58 pm (Jakarta)

5.0

10 km22 km (14 mi) to the N 59 km west of Sinabang, Indonesia InfoJan 7, 2020 01:05 pm (Jakarta)

6.1

10 km52 km (32 mi) to the E Northern Sumatra, Indonesia 25 reportsInfoJul 25, 2012 07:27 am (Jakarta)

6.4

22 km31 km (19 mi) to the NE 44 km NW of Sinabang, Indonesia InfoJan 11, 2012

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