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M5.8 Earthquake near Pungke Jaya, Aceh (Indonesia)

UTC time: 2025-05-11 08:57:41 UTC Local time: —
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M5.8 Earthquake near Pungke Jaya, Aceh (Indonesia) · 2025-05-11 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M5.8 Earthquake near Pungke Jaya, Aceh (Indonesia) · 2025-05-11 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

A magnitude M5.8 earthquake was recorded near Pungke Jaya, Aceh (Indonesia) on May 11, 2025 at 08:57 UTC. At around 90 km, the focal depth places this among intermediate-depth events. Events of this size can cause damage near the epicenter.

The data is provided by USP and cross-checked across seismological networks. Indonesia: 35 earthquakes were recorded in the past 24 hours, the strongest reaching M5.2.

Details

ID
32ec9afd09d69bd955d75ec3061ae95eea72fa15
Magnitude
M5.8
Depth
90.0 km
UTC time
2025-05-11 08:57:41 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Indonesia
State
Aceh
City
Pungke Jaya
County
Gayo Lues
Village
Pungke Jaya
Source
usp
Coordinates
3.87195, 97.45929

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 90 km (Intermediate) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 90 km
Intermediate
90 km
90 km — deeper than the regional average (43.7 km)
Regional average: 43.7 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
Blang Pidie70.7 kmW24'085
Langsa87.1 kmNE184'016
Medan137.8 kmE2'486'283

GeoNames · CC BY 4.0

Volcanoes nearby

  • Telong, Bur ni
    Distance: 122 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'617 m ·Last eruption: 1937 ·Indonesia
  • Sinabung Activity reported
    Distance: 130 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'460 m ·Last eruption: 2021 ·Indonesia
  • Singkut
    Distance: 137 km ·Caldera(s) ·Elevation: 2'181 m ·Last eruption: 1881 ·Indonesia
  • Peuet Sague
    Distance: 173 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 2'785 m ·Last eruption: 2000 ·Indonesia
  • Sorikmarapi
    Distance: 423 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'145 m ·Last eruption: 1986 ·Indonesia
  • Malintang
    Distance: 450 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'988 m ·Indonesia

Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

  • Alas Leuser AirportIndonesia · LSR · WIMU
    69.8 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-09-18

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 hours5
First 24 hours7
First 72 hours8
Strongest subsequent eventM6.0
M6.02025-05-11 08:57:43 UTC40.3 km33 km ENE of Blangpidie, Indonesia M6.02025-05-11 08:57:44 UTC47.1 kmNorthern Sumatra, Indonesia M5.82025-05-11 08:57:44 UTC40.3 kmNORTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA M2.52025-05-11 09:12:05 UTC58.7 kmNORTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA M3.22025-05-11 09:29:11 UTC63.5 kmNORTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA M3.52025-05-11 20:50:22 UTC40.9 kmNORTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA M3.82025-05-12 08:03:02 UTC71.6 kmNORTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA M3.22025-05-13 00:50:12 UTC74.1 kmNORTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA M2.62025-05-16 20:14:21 UTC123.0 kmNORTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA M2.82025-05-18 10:13:56 UTC66.4 kmNORTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA M2.52025-05-19 09:43:01 UTC74.8 kmNORTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA M2.62025-05-20 05:20:40 UTC85.3 kmNORTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA

Aceh

Context for this earthquake

18 Sep 2025 – 18 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#1
Earlier events M≥47
Earlier events M≥52
Compared since2025-01-15

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

Strongest earlier events

M5.82025-01-31 11:03:42 UTC90.5 km66 km SSE of Blangpidie, Indonesia M5.72025-01-31 11:03:41 UTC74.5 km58 km SSE of Blangpidie, Indonesia M4.52025-03-29 10:08:13 UTC118.7 km48 km W of Blangpidie, Indonesia M4.52025-03-24 14:26:25 UTC110.7 km41 km WSW of Blangpidie, Indonesia M4.42025-04-02 00:22:03 UTC79.4 km100 km NNW of Singkil, Indonesia

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