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M5.8 Earthquake near 64 km SE of Sinabang, Indonesia

UTC time: 2025-04-07 19:49:20 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M5.8
Depth
18.0 km
Source
USGS

64 km SE of Sinabang, Indonesia

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M5.8 Earthquake near 64 km SE of Sinabang, Indonesia · 2025-04-07 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M5.8 Earthquake near 64 km SE of Sinabang, Indonesia · 2025-04-07 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

A magnitude M5.8 earthquake was recorded near 64 km SE of Sinabang, Indonesia on April 7, 2025 at 19:49 UTC. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 18 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Earthquakes of this magnitude can damage poorly built structures.

The data is provided by USGS and cross-checked across seismological networks.

Details

ID
059a003da165a83d05f7d153a40d64edb44d96b6
Magnitude
M5.8
Depth
18.0 km
UTC time
2025-04-07 19:49:20 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
usgs
Coordinates
2.03880, 96.76220

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 18 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 18 km
Shallow
18 km
Why depth matters

Shallow quakes release energy near the surface — shaking is felt more strongly and damage potential is higher.

Depth classes per USGS

Nearby population centers

Distances are straight-line distances from the epicenter. Population data: GeoNames.

PlaceDistanceDirectionPopulation
Lahewa84.6 kmSE24'485
Gunungsitoli126.2 kmSE136'707
Medan272.5 kmNE2'486'283

GeoNames · CC BY 4.0

Volcanoes nearby

  • Sinabung Activity reported
    Distance: 220 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'460 m ·Last eruption: 2021 ·Indonesia
  • Singkut
    Distance: 236 km ·Caldera(s) ·Elevation: 2'181 m ·Last eruption: 1881 ·Indonesia
  • Telong, Bur ni
    Distance: 304 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'617 m ·Last eruption: 1937 ·Indonesia
  • Peuet Sague
    Distance: 323 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 2'785 m ·Last eruption: 2000 ·Indonesia
  • Sorikmarapi
    Distance: 344 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'145 m ·Last eruption: 1986 ·Indonesia
  • Malintang
    Distance: 366 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'988 m ·Indonesia

Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

  • Lasikin AirportIndonesia · LKI · WIML
    63.6 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

Historical context nearby

Comparison with recorded earthquakes before this event within 150 km.

Magnitude rank#1
Earlier events M≥49
Earlier events M≥52
Compared since2025-01-03

The QuakeMap24 comparison dataset begins on 2024-03-23. Earlier earthquakes may not be included.

Strongest earlier events

M5.82025-01-31 11:03:42 UTC130.1 km66 km SSE of Blangpidie, Indonesia M5.72025-01-31 11:03:41 UTC145.0 km58 km SSE of Blangpidie, Indonesia M4.42025-01-15 14:10:22 UTC142.9 km46 km S of Blangpidie, Indonesia M4.32025-02-26 06:26:15 UTC34.6 km31 km SSE of Sinabang, Indonesia M4.32025-02-25 04:03:13 UTC64.6 km47 km SSW of Sinabang, Indonesia

Stats (last 24h)

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