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M5.1 Earthquake near 297 km SSW of Pagar Alam, Indonesia

UTC time: 2025-02-23 04:27:13 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M5.1
Depth
10.0 km
Source
USGS

297 km SSW of Pagar Alam, Indonesia

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M5.1 Earthquake near 297 km SSW of Pagar Alam, Indonesia · 2025-02-23 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M5.1 Earthquake near 297 km SSW of Pagar Alam, Indonesia · 2025-02-23 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

On February 23, 2025 at 04:27 UTC, a magnitude M5.1 earthquake occurred near 297 km SSW of Pagar Alam, Indonesia. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 10 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Events of this size can cause damage near the epicenter.

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

Details

ID
1c48b9014205a4f2babdf0fb6ed5ebf3c0b7350e
Magnitude
M5.1
Depth
10.0 km
UTC time
2025-02-23 04:27:13 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
usgs
Coordinates
-6.52200, 102.23920

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 10 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 10 km
Shallow
10 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
Pagar Alam299.2 kmN70'386
Bengkulu302.6 kmN397'321
Bandar Lampung355.6 kmE1'166'066

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Volcanoes nearby

  • Ranau
    Distance: 262 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 1'854 m ·Indonesia
  • Suoh
    Distance: 265 km ·Caldera(s) ·Elevation: 1'000 m ·Last eruption: 2024 ·Indonesia
  • Patah
    Distance: 278 km ·Stratovolcano? ·Elevation: 2'836 m ·Indonesia
  • Dempo
    Distance: 295 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 3'142 m ·Last eruption: 2025 ·Indonesia
  • Kaba
    Distance: 337 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'962 m ·Last eruption: 2000 ·Indonesia
  • Krakatau Activity reported
    Distance: 355 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 285 m ·Last eruption: 2024 ·Indonesia

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≥43
Earlier events M≥51
Compared since2025-02-07

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

Strongest earlier events

M5.12025-02-08 05:00:35 UTC130.4 km218 km SW of Kotabumi, Indonesia M4.72025-02-22 23:44:52 UTC136.9 km169 km S of Pagar Alam, Indonesia M4.52025-02-07 05:43:05 UTC121.1 km223 km S of Pagar Alam, Indonesia

Stats (last 24h)

Global (24h)
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