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M3.0 Earthquake near NORTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA (Indonesia)

UTC time: 2025-07-23 20:21:20 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

On July 23, 2025 at 20:21 UTC, a magnitude M3.0 earthquake occurred near NORTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA (Indonesia). The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 41 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Earthquakes of this magnitude are often felt but rarely cause damage.

The event was recorded by EMSC. Indonesia: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 41 earthquakes, the strongest at M4.9.

Details

ID
0dc32de465d799324eea9c248b550416ea130783
Magnitude
M3.0
Depth
41.0 km
UTC time
2025-07-23 20:21:20 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Indonesia
City
Aceh
Source
emsc
Coordinates
2.60000, 97.67000
Temperature
28.1°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 41 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 41 km
Shallow
41 km
41 km — close to the regional average (43.2 km)
Regional average: 43.2 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

Volcanoes nearby

  • Sinabung Activity reported
    Distance: 102 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'460 m ·Last eruption: 2021 ·Indonesia
  • Singkut
    Distance: 117 km ·Caldera(s) ·Elevation: 2'181 m ·Last eruption: 1881 ·Indonesia
  • Telong, Bur ni
    Distance: 259 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'617 m ·Last eruption: 1937 ·Indonesia
  • Sorikmarapi
    Distance: 298 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'145 m ·Last eruption: 1986 ·Indonesia
  • Peuet Sague
    Distance: 298 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 2'785 m ·Last eruption: 2000 ·Indonesia
  • Malintang
    Distance: 324 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'988 m ·Indonesia

Radius · 50 km

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Airports

  • Syekh Hamzah Fansyuri AirportIndonesia · FSH · WIMI
    49.4 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-10-05

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

Aceh

Context for this earthquake

05 Oct 2025 – 05 Oct 2026 · M ≥ 3.0 · 292 Catalogue entries

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

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