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Mon, 12 May 2025, 03:19 | BY: EARTHQUAKEMONITOR

An earthquake of magnitude 5.1 occurred in the morning on Monday, May 12th, 2025, at 10:09 am local time near Padangsidempuan, Kota Padangsidimpuan, North Sumatra, Indonesia, as reported by Indonesia’s Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical Agency.
According to preliminary data, the quake was located at an intermediate depth of 97. km. 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 Padangsidempuan (pop. 236,200) located 58 km from the epicenter, and Sibolga (pop. 91,300) 70 km away.
Other towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Tarutung (pop. 39,500) located 102 km from the epicenter.
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Date and TimeMag
DepthDistanceLocationDetailsMap Mar 24, 12:23 am (Jakarta)

4.4

5 km89 km (55 mi) to the N Northern Sumatra, Indonesia InfoMar 18, 05:23 am (Jakarta)

5.6

10 km94 km (58 mi) to the N 14 km southeast of Tarutung, Kabupaten Tapanuli Utara, North Sumatra, Indonesia 33 reportsInfoMar 18, 05:22 am (Jakarta)

5.5

10 km97 km (61 mi) to the N 19 km southeast of Tarutung, Kabupaten Tapanuli Utara, North Sumatra, Indonesia 17 reportsInfoMar 17, 12:03 am (GMT +7)

4.1

17 km49 km (31 mi) to the SW Indian Ocean, 86 km east of Teluk Dalam, Indonesia InfoMar 10, 07:38 am (Jakarta)

4.1

10 km74 km (46 mi) to the NE Kabupaten Tapanuli Utara, 35 km east of Sibolga, Indonesia InfoOct 1, 2024 09:18 am (Pontianak)

5.3

108 km2.2 km (1.4 mi) to the W Indian Ocean, 62 km southwest of Padangsidempuan, Indonesia 1 reportInfoSep 19, 2024 11:14 pm (GMT +7)

5.3

93 km35 km (22 mi) to the SW Indian Ocean, 92 km southwest of Padangsidempuan, Indonesia InfoJun 5, 2024 06:16 pm (GMT +7)

5.1

65 km79 km (49 mi) to the S Indian Ocean, 133 km southwest of Padangsidempuan, Indonesia InfoApr 25, 2023 03:00 am (Jakarta)

7.3

84 km229 km (142 mi) to the S Indian Ocean, 76 km northwest of Siberut Island, Sumatra Barat, Indonesia 243 reportsInfoApr 3, 2023 09:59 pm (Jakarta)

6.4

102 km26 km (16 mi) to the S Indian Ocean, 83 km southwest of Padangsidempuan, Indonesia 45 reportsInfoNov 8, 2015 04:34 pm (Jakarta)

5.6

80 km39 km (25 mi) to the S Northern Sumatra, Indonesia 11 reportsInfoApr 20, 2014 03:43 pm (GMT +7)

5.4

43 km70 km (43 mi) to the SW Indian Ocean, 72 km southeast

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