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Significant 5.3 quake hits near Banda Aceh, Kota Banda Aceh, Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam Province, Indonesia

Published: 3 July 2025
Categories: Global Earthquake Activity

RSS feed source: USGS Earthquake Hazards Program

Fri, 4 Jul 2025, 05:49 | BY: EARTHQUAKEMONITOR

Indonesia’s Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical Agency reported a magnitude 5.3 quake in Indonesia near Banda Aceh, Kota Banda Aceh, Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam Province, only 14 minutes ago. The earthquake hit around noon on Friday, July 4th, 2025, at 12:33 pm local time at a shallow depth of 10. 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.
Our monitoring service identified a second report from the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) which listed the quake at magnitude 5.1. Other agencies reporting the same quake include the citizen-seismograph network of RaspberryShake at magnitude 5.2, and the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) at magnitude 5.2.
Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake was probably felt by many people in the area of the epicenter. It should not have caused significant damage, other than objects falling from shelves, broken windows, etc.
In Sabang (pop. 42,100) located 51 km from the epicenter, the quake should have been felt as light shaking.
Weak shaking might have been felt in Banda Aceh (pop. 255,000) located 83 km from the epicenter.
VolcanoDiscovery will automatically update magnitude and depth if these change and follow up if other significant news

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Semeru Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: VA ERUPTION LAST REPORTED AT 04/0438Z EST VA DTG: 04/0510Z

Published: 3 July 2025
Categories: Global Volcano Activity

RSS feed source: USGS Earthquake Hazards Program

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East Java, Indonesia, -8.11°S / 112.92°E
Current status: erupting (4 out of 5) Semeru volcano eruptions:
1818, 1829, 1830, 1832, 1836, 1838, 1842, 1844, 1845, 1848, 1849(?), 1851, 1856, 1857, 1865, 1866(?), 1887, 1887, 1888, 1889-91, 1892, 1893, 1893-94, 1895, 1896, 1897, 1899, 1899, 1900, 1901, 1903, 1904, 1905, 1907, 1908, 1909-10, 1910-11, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1941-42, 1945, 1946, 1946-47, 1950-64, 1967-ongoing
Typical eruption style
Explosive. Near constant strombolian activity, occasionally stronger explosions, lava flows and pyroclastic flows.

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