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M2.7 Earthquake near SOUTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA

UTC time: 2026-04-06 07:51:16 UTC Local time: —
Magnitude
M2.7
Depth
3.0 km
Source
EMSC

SOUTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA

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About this earthquake

On April 6, 2026 at 07:51 UTC, a magnitude M2.7 earthquake occurred near SOUTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 3 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Events of this size typically go unnoticed.

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

Details

ID
5fb185554faae01e544dd4c6e92d2531f4b64102
Magnitude
M2.7
Depth
3.0 km
UTC time
2026-04-06 07:51:16 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
emsc
Coordinates
-1.00000, 100.14000
Temperature
27.9°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 3 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 3 km
Shallow
3 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

Volcanoes nearby

  • Talang
    Distance: 60 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'575 m ·Last eruption: 2007 ·Indonesia
  • Tandikat-Singgalang
    Distance: 66 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 2'879 m ·Last eruption: 1924 ·Indonesia
  • Marapi
    Distance: 78 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 2'885 m ·Last eruption: 2026 ·Indonesia
  • Talakmau
    Distance: 121 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 2'911 m ·Indonesia
  • Kerinci
    Distance: 147 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 3'800 m ·Last eruption: 2024 ·Indonesia
  • Malintang
    Distance: 172 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'988 m ·Indonesia

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

  • Tabing AirportIndonesia
    27.4 kmStraight-line distance
  • Minangkabau International AirportIndonesia · PDG · WIEE
    28.5 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-10-05

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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