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M2.8 Earthquake near NORTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA (Indonesia)

UTC time: 2025-12-16 17:56:07 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

On December 16, 2025 at 17:56 UTC, a magnitude M2.8 earthquake occurred near NORTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA (Indonesia). The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 8 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Events of this size typically go unnoticed.

The event was recorded by EMSC. Indonesia: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 39 earthquakes, the strongest at M6.0.

Details

ID
87d5a1c4b8a313561b8acd75b1948eed9096a6bc
Magnitude
M2.8
Depth
8.0 km
UTC time
2025-12-16 17:56:07 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Indonesia
City
Aceh
Source
emsc
Coordinates
4.37000, 96.41000
Temperature
20.9°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 8 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 8 km
Shallow
8 km
8 km — shallower than the regional average (43.3 km)
Regional average: 43.3 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

  • Peuet Sague
    Distance: 61 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 2'785 m ·Last eruption: 2000 ·Indonesia
  • Telong, Bur ni
    Distance: 64 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'617 m ·Last eruption: 1937 ·Indonesia
  • Sinabung Activity reported
    Distance: 257 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'460 m ·Last eruption: 2021 ·Indonesia
  • Singkut
    Distance: 265 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
    40.5 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-10-04

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

04 Oct 2025 – 04 Oct 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 611 Catalogue entries

Of 610 other entries for this area and period, 351 have a higher stored magnitude. Different magnitude types and reports not yet merged limit the comparison.

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