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M2.7 Earthquake near NORTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA

UTC time: 2026-03-05 18:37:43 UTC Local time: —
Magnitude
M2.7
Depth
135.0 km
Source
EMSC

NORTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA

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About this earthquake

On March 5, 2026 at 18:37 UTC, a magnitude M2.7 earthquake occurred near NORTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA. At around 135 km, the focal depth places this among intermediate-depth events. Events of this size typically go unnoticed.

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

Details

ID
258909fa58fd0977407a7423aece7becbdf6f3fa
Magnitude
M2.7
Depth
135.0 km
UTC time
2026-03-05 18:37:43 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
emsc
Coordinates
2.39000, 98.99000

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 135 km (Intermediate) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 135 km
Intermediate
135 km
Why depth matters

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

Depth classes per USGS

Volcanoes nearby

  • Singkut
    Distance: 108 km ·Caldera(s) ·Elevation: 2'181 m ·Last eruption: 1881 ·Indonesia
  • Sinabung Activity reported
    Distance: 109 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'460 m ·Last eruption: 2021 ·Indonesia
  • Sorikmarapi
    Distance: 199 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'145 m ·Last eruption: 1986 ·Indonesia
  • Malintang
    Distance: 226 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'988 m ·Indonesia
  • Talakmau
    Distance: 280 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 2'911 m ·Indonesia
  • Tandikat-Singgalang
    Distance: 347 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 2'879 m ·Last eruption: 1924 ·Indonesia

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

  • Silangit AirportIndonesia · DTB · WIMN
    14.5 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-09-28

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

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