M5.4 Depth: 70.2 km

M5.4 Earthquake near 88 km SW of Banda Aceh, Indonesia

UTC time: 2025-02-20 03:19:41 UTC Local time:
M5.4 earthquake near 88 km SW of Banda Aceh, Indonesia on Feb 20, 2025 — map of epicenter and shaking intensity | QuakeMap24
M5.4 Earthquake near 88 km SW of Banda Aceh, Indonesia · 2025-02-20 03:19:41 UTC

About this earthquake

On February 20, 2025 at 03:19 UTC, a magnitude M5.4 earthquake occurred near 88 km SW of Banda Aceh, Indonesia. At around 70 km, the focal depth places this among intermediate-depth events. Earthquakes of this magnitude can damage poorly built structures.

The event was recorded by NNSN.

Details

Magnitude
M5.4
Depth
70.2 km
UTC time
2025-02-20 03:19:41 UTC
Local time
Country
Source
nnsn
Coordinates
4.99300, 94.75000

Map

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 70.2 km (Intermediate) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 70.2 km
Intermediate
70.2 km
Why depth matters

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

Depth classes per USGS

Nearby population centers

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

PlaceDistanceDirectionPopulation
Banda Aceh88.8 kmNE267'962
Medan461.7 kmE2'486'283

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