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M2.7 Earthquake near NIAS REGION, INDONESIA

UTC time: 2026-04-18 23:02:51 UTC Local time: —
Magnitude
M2.7
Depth
18.0 km
Source
EMSC

NIAS REGION, INDONESIA

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M2.7 earthquake was recorded near NIAS REGION, INDONESIA on April 18, 2026 at 23:02 UTC. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 18 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Events of this size typically go unnoticed.

The event was recorded by EMSC.

Details

ID
67308ee09b608019f90cf9e0b75beaaa34b42e98
Magnitude
M2.7
Depth
18.0 km
UTC time
2026-04-18 23:02:51 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
emsc
Coordinates
1.11000, 97.39000
Temperature
28.8°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 18 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 18 km
Shallow
18 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

  • Sorikmarapi
    Distance: 244 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'145 m ·Last eruption: 1986 ·Indonesia
  • Sinabung Activity reported
    Distance: 255 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'460 m ·Last eruption: 2021 ·Indonesia
  • Malintang
    Distance: 262 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'988 m ·Indonesia
  • Singkut
    Distance: 267 km ·Caldera(s) ·Elevation: 2'181 m ·Last eruption: 1881 ·Indonesia
  • Talakmau
    Distance: 310 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 2'911 m ·Indonesia
  • Tandikat-Singgalang
    Distance: 368 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 2'879 m ·Last eruption: 1924 ·Indonesia

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

  • Binaka AirportIndonesia · GNS · WIMB
    35.6 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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