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M5.5 Earthquake

UTC time: 2025-03-12 05:42:09 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M5.5
Depth
0.0 km
Source
NNSN

Earthquake location (7.166, 92.048)

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M5.5 Earthquake · 2025-03-12 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M5.5 Earthquake · 2025-03-12 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

On March 12, 2025 at 05:42 UTC, a magnitude M5.5 earthquake occurred near Earthquake location (7.166, 92.048). Events of this size can cause damage near the epicenter.

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

Details

ID
3f51407866c4cc1741ac300f53b384433b0e6ee8
Magnitude
M5.5
Depth
0.0 km
UTC time
2025-03-12 05:42:09 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
nnsn
Coordinates
7.16600, 92.04800

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 0 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 0 km
Shallow
0 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
Sabang388.0 kmE43'527
Banda Aceh405.5 kmSE267'962
Medan833.9 kmSE2'486'283

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Subsequent earthquakes nearby

Events recorded after this earthquake within 150 km. They are not automatically classified as aftershocks.

First 6 hours2
First 24 hours2
First 72 hours2
Strongest subsequent eventM6.0
M6.02025-03-12 05:42:11 UTC60.0 kmNicobar Islands, India region M4.82025-03-12 10:02:21 UTC55.1 kmNicobar Islands, India region M4.92025-03-25 13:25:11 UTC72.4 kmNicobar Islands, India region M4.42025-03-25 13:55:57 UTC72.8 kmNicobar Islands, India region M4.22025-03-31 06:13:59 UTC77.5 kmNicobar Islands, India region M4.12025-04-01 09:34:44 UTC61.0 kmNicobar Islands, India region

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

Stats (last 24h)

Global (24h)
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Country (24h)
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