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M4.8 Earthquake near Northern Sumatra, Indonesia (Indonesia)

UTC time: 2025-11-01 21:00:12 UTC Local time: —
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About this earthquake

On November 1, 2025 at 21:00 UTC, a magnitude M4.8 earthquake occurred near Northern Sumatra, Indonesia (Indonesia). The earthquake originated at an intermediate depth of about 77 km. Tremors of this size are distinctly felt and can occasionally cause light damage.

The event was recorded by GFZ. Indonesia: 50 earthquakes were recorded in the past 24 hours, the strongest reaching M4.8.

Details

ID
62fda412999d64af457d3c1c0ce90ceff128e185
Magnitude
M4.8
Depth
77.0 km
UTC time
2025-11-01 21:00:12 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Indonesia
City
Aceh
Source
gfz
Coordinates
3.94000, 96.06000
Temperature
26.9°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 77 km (Intermediate) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 77 km
Intermediate
77 km
77 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

Volcanoes nearby

  • Peuet Sague
    Distance: 110 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 2'785 m ·Last eruption: 2000 ·Indonesia
  • Telong, Bur ni
    Distance: 125 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'617 m ·Last eruption: 1937 ·Indonesia
  • Sinabung Activity reported
    Distance: 273 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'460 m ·Last eruption: 2021 ·Indonesia
  • Singkut
    Distance: 283 km ·Caldera(s) ·Elevation: 2'181 m ·Last eruption: 1881 ·Indonesia

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Cut Nyak Dhien AirportIndonesia · MEQ · WITC
    24.2 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-09-13

This selection shows geographic proximity, not a hazard zone or confirmed impacts. Distances use recorded site coordinates. Sources & data dates

Aceh

Context for this earthquake

13 Sep 2025 – 13 Sep 2026 · M ≥ 3.0 · 313 Catalogue entries

Of 312 other entries for this area and period, 11 have a higher stored magnitude. Different magnitude types and reports not yet merged limit the comparison.

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