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M2.6 Earthquake near NORTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA (Indonesia)

UTC time: 2025-06-15 18:01:06 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

On June 15, 2025 at 18:01 UTC, a magnitude M2.6 earthquake occurred near NORTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA (Indonesia). With a focal depth of about 10 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Earthquakes of this small magnitude are usually barely noticeable and cause no damage.

The data is provided by EMSC and cross-checked across seismological networks. Indonesia: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 55 earthquakes, the strongest at M5.0.

Details

ID
7a10d256bba59332612564a16a5f36ac03ed1dd7
Magnitude
M2.6
Depth
10.0 km
UTC time
2025-06-15 18:01:06 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Indonesia
City
Sumatera Utara
Source
emsc
Coordinates
2.41000, 98.66000
Temperature
16.5°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 10 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 10 km
Shallow
10 km
10 km — shallower than the regional average (43.2 km)
Regional average: 43.2 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

  • Sinabung Activity reported
    Distance: 90 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'460 m ·Last eruption: 2021 ·Indonesia
  • Singkut
    Distance: 94 km ·Caldera(s) ·Elevation: 2'181 m ·Last eruption: 1881 ·Indonesia
  • Sorikmarapi
    Distance: 216 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'145 m ·Last eruption: 1986 ·Indonesia
  • Malintang
    Distance: 242 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'988 m ·Indonesia
  • Talakmau
    Distance: 298 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 2'911 m ·Indonesia
  • Telong, Bur ni
    Distance: 332 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'617 m ·Last eruption: 1937 ·Indonesia

Radius · 50 km

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Airports

  • Silangit AirportIndonesia · DTB · WIMN
    40.5 kmStraight-line distance

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

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Sumatera Utara

Context for this earthquake

05 Oct 2025 – 05 Oct 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 198 Catalogue entries

Sufficiently reliable matching data are not currently available for a direct comparison. The area profile shows the available records and their limitations.

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