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M5.2 Earthquake near NICOBAR ISLANDS, INDIA REGION (Indonesia)

UTC time: 2025-07-04 05:33:56 UTC Local time: —
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M5.2 Earthquake near NICOBAR ISLANDS, INDIA REGION (Indonesia) · 2025-07-04 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M5.2 Earthquake near NICOBAR ISLANDS, INDIA REGION (Indonesia) · 2025-07-04 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

A magnitude M5.2 earthquake was recorded near NICOBAR ISLANDS, INDIA REGION (Indonesia) on July 4, 2025 at 05:33 UTC. With a focal depth of about 35 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Events of this size can cause damage near the epicenter.

The data is provided by EMSC and cross-checked across seismological networks. Indonesia: 28 earthquakes were recorded in the past 24 hours, the strongest reaching M4.4.

Details

ID
090202ad711e331df0ba3494346f349eec6b8d23
Magnitude
M5.2
Depth
35.0 km
UTC time
2025-07-04 05:33:56 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Indonesia
City
Aceh
Source
emsc
Coordinates
6.16880, 95.14860
Temperature
28.9°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 35 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 35 km
Shallow
35 km
35 km — close to the regional average (43.6 km)
Regional average: 43.6 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
Sabang36.2 kmSE43'527
Banda Aceh72.7 kmS267'962
Medan484.3 kmSE2'486'283

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Volcanoes nearby

  • Peuet Sague
    Distance: 189 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 2'785 m ·Last eruption: 2000 ·Indonesia
  • Telong, Bur ni
    Distance: 242 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'617 m ·Last eruption: 1937 ·Indonesia
  • Sinabung Activity reported
    Distance: 490 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'460 m ·Last eruption: 2021 ·Indonesia
  • Singkut
    Distance: 495 km ·Caldera(s) ·Elevation: 2'181 m ·Last eruption: 1881 ·Indonesia

Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Sultan Iskandar Muda International AirportIndonesia · BTJ · WITT
    77.6 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-09-20

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

Subsequent earthquakes nearby

Events recorded after this earthquake within 150 km. They are not automatically classified as aftershocks.

First 6 hours11
First 24 hours11
First 72 hours36
Strongest subsequent eventM5.5
M4.62025-07-04 05:39:52 UTC39.0 kmNICOBAR ISLANDS, INDIA REGION M3.42025-07-04 05:48:33 UTC16.6 kmNICOBAR ISLANDS, INDIA REGION M3.92025-07-04 05:50:20 UTC30.9 kmNICOBAR ISLANDS, INDIA REGION M3.32025-07-04 05:52:13 UTC18.9 kmNICOBAR ISLANDS, INDIA REGION M2.72025-07-04 05:56:28 UTC9.2 kmNICOBAR ISLANDS, INDIA REGION M4.72025-07-04 06:19:10 UTC36.3 km45 km W of Sabang, Indonesia M4.72025-07-04 06:19:10 UTC43.1 kmNorthern Sumatra, Indonesia M4.72025-07-04 06:19:10 UTC30.4 kmNORTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA M3.12025-07-04 06:21:55 UTC2.3 kmNICOBAR ISLANDS, INDIA REGION M3.52025-07-04 07:09:28 UTC17.7 kmNICOBAR ISLANDS, INDIA REGION M3.82025-07-04 07:36:44 UTC5.9 kmNICOBAR ISLANDS, INDIA REGION M5.52025-07-05 19:42:20 UTC17.5 kmNICOBAR ISLANDS, INDIA REGION

Aceh

Context for this earthquake

20 Sep 2025 – 20 Sep 2026 · M ≥ 3.0 · 313 Catalogue entries

Sufficiently reliable matching data are not currently available for a direct comparison. The area profile shows the available records and their limitations.

Open seismic profile

Historical context nearby

Comparison with recorded earthquakes before this event within 150 km.

Magnitude rank#5
Earlier events M≥413
Earlier events M≥57
Compared since2025-02-11

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

Strongest earlier events

M5.52025-03-07 12:42:48 UTC93.0 km69 km W of Banda Aceh, Indonesia M5.42025-03-07 12:42:47 UTC96.1 km76 km W of Banda Aceh, Indonesia M5.42025-02-20 03:19:41 UTC138.0 km88 km SW of Banda Aceh, Indonesia M5.32025-02-20 03:19:40 UTC136.8 km88 km SW of Banda Aceh, Indonesia M5.22025-07-04 05:33:52 UTC25.7 kmNorthern Sumatra, Indonesia

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