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M4.6 Earthquake near 25 km ENE of Sibolga, Indonesia

UTC time: 2025-02-16 20:56:03 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M4.6
Depth
130.3 km
Source
USGS

25 km ENE of Sibolga, Indonesia

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About this earthquake

On February 16, 2025 at 20:56 UTC, a magnitude M4.6 earthquake occurred near 25 km ENE of Sibolga, Indonesia. The earthquake originated at an intermediate depth of about 130 km. Earthquakes of this magnitude are clearly felt; minor damage to vulnerable buildings is possible.

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

Details

ID
823a5563952245c9dd9cdeee174238a01704da2b
Magnitude
M4.6
Depth
130.3 km
UTC time
2025-02-16 20:56:03 UTC
Local time
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Country
—
Source
usgs
Coordinates
1.84810, 98.97920

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 130.3 km (Intermediate) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 130.3 km
Intermediate
130.3 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

  • Sorikmarapi
    Distance: 144 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'145 m ·Last eruption: 1986 ·Indonesia
  • Sinabung Activity reported
    Distance: 161 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'460 m ·Last eruption: 2021 ·Indonesia
  • Singkut
    Distance: 163 km ·Caldera(s) ·Elevation: 2'181 m ·Last eruption: 1881 ·Indonesia
  • Malintang
    Distance: 170 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'988 m ·Indonesia
  • Talakmau
    Distance: 226 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 2'911 m ·Indonesia
  • Tandikat-Singgalang
    Distance: 294 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 2'879 m ·Last eruption: 1924 ·Indonesia

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

  • Dr. Ferdinand Lumban Tobing AirportIndonesia · FLZ · WIMS
    33.9 kmStraight-line distance
  • Silangit AirportIndonesia · DTB · WIMN
    45.8 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-09-18

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.

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