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M4.2 Earthquake near 27 km SE of Parapat, Indonesia

UTC time: 2025-03-08 02:08:02 UTC Local time: —
Magnitude
M4.2
Depth
156.6 km
Source
USGS

27 km SE of Parapat, Indonesia

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M4.2 earthquake was recorded near 27 km SE of Parapat, Indonesia on March 8, 2025 at 02:08 UTC. The earthquake originated at an intermediate depth of about 157 km. Earthquakes of this magnitude are clearly felt; minor damage to vulnerable buildings is possible.

The event was recorded by USGS.

Details

ID
02aaf905e04ce93cddd72b4eca890766b31cb9ac
Magnitude
M4.2
Depth
156.6 km
UTC time
2025-03-08 02:08:02 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
usgs
Coordinates
2.49270, 99.11210

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 156.6 km (Intermediate) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 156.6 km
Intermediate
156.6 km
Why depth matters

Intermediate-depth quakes are felt across a wider area but usually cause less surface damage.

Depth classes per USGS

Volcanoes nearby

  • Singkut
    Distance: 106 km ·Caldera(s) ·Elevation: 2'181 m ·Last eruption: 1881 ·Indonesia
  • Sinabung Activity reported
    Distance: 110 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'460 m ·Last eruption: 2021 ·Indonesia
  • Sorikmarapi
    Distance: 207 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'145 m ·Last eruption: 1986 ·Indonesia
  • Malintang
    Distance: 232 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'988 m ·Indonesia
  • Talakmau
    Distance: 285 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 2'911 m ·Indonesia
  • Tandikat-Singgalang
    Distance: 352 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 2'879 m ·Last eruption: 1924 ·Indonesia

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

  • Silangit AirportIndonesia · DTB · WIMN
    29.1 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-09-18

This selection shows geographic proximity, not a hazard zone or confirmed impacts. Distances use recorded site coordinates. Sources & data dates

No unambiguous area assignment

Context for this earthquake

This event has no unambiguous country assignment in the analysed catalogue. It is therefore not assigned to a regional profile.

Earthquake overview

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