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Thu, 7 Aug 2025, 15:37 | BY: EARTHQUAKEMONITOR

An earthquake of magnitude 5.2 occurred only 7 minutes ago 50 km south of Sibolga, Indonesia, Indonesia’s Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical Agency reported.
The quake hit at an intermediate depth of 77. km beneath the epicenter near Sibolga, Kota Sibolga, North Sumatra, Indonesia, late at night on Thursday, August 7th, 2025, at 10:29 pm local time. 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.
A second report was later issued by the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), which listed it as a magnitude 5.2 earthquake as well.
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 Sibolga (pop. 91,300) located 50 km from the epicenter, Padangsidempuan (pop. 236,200) 56 km away, Tarutung (pop. 39,500) 83 km away, and Gunungsitoli (pop. 136,700) 130 km away.
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Date and TimeMag
DepthDistanceLocationDetailsMap Jul 19, 08:49 am (GMT +7)

4.1

13 km78 km (49 mi) to the S Northern Sumatra, Indonesia InfoMay 12, 10:09 am (Jakarta)

5.0

110 km20 km (12 mi) to the S Indian Ocean, 60 km southwest of Padangsidempuan, Indonesia 1 reportInfoApr 18, 11:52 am (Jakarta)

4.2

10 km95 km (59 mi) to the N 9.7 km northeast of Tarutung, Kabupaten Tapanuli Utara, North Sumatra, Indonesia 2 reportsInfoMar 24, 12:23 am (Jakarta)

4.4

5 km74 km (46 mi) to the NE Kabupaten Tapanuli Utara, 33 km east of Sibolga, Indonesia InfoMar 18, 05:23 am (Jakarta)

5.6

10 km78 km (48 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 km83 km (51 mi) to the NE 19 km southeast of Tarutung, Kabupaten Tapanuli Utara, North Sumatra, Indonesia 17 reportsInfoOct 1, 2024 09:18 am (Pontianak)

5.3

108 km19 km (12 mi) to the S Indian Ocean, 62 km southwest of Padangsidempuan, Indonesia 1 reportInfoSep 19, 2024 11:14 pm (GMT +7)

5.3

93 km51 km (32 mi) to the S Indian Ocean, 92 km southwest of Padangsidempuan, Indonesia InfoApr 25, 2023 03:00 am (Jakarta)

7.3

84 km246 km (153 mi) to the S Di Laut 177 Km BaratLaut Kepulauan Mentawai 243 reportsInfoApr 3, 2023 09:59 pm (Jakarta)

6.4

102 km44 km (27 mi) to the S Indian Ocean, 83 km southwest of Padangsidempuan, Indonesia 45 reportsInfoOct 1, 2022 02:28 am (Jakarta)

6.0

10 km99 km (61 mi) to the N Kabupaten Tapanuli Utara, 45 km north of Sibolga, Indonesia 84 reportsInfoNov 8, 2015 04:34 pm (Jakarta)

5.6

80 km59 km (37 mi) to the S Indian Ocean,

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