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

UTC time: 2025-10-29 17:21:55 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M2.6 earthquake was recorded near SOUTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA (Indonesia) on October 29, 2025 at 17:21 UTC. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 47 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 49 earthquakes, the strongest at M4.8.

Details

ID
9646f255533909fb710a061bdae0e3c730d981f2
Magnitude
M2.6
Depth
47.0 km
UTC time
2025-10-29 17:21:55 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Indonesia
City
Sumatera Barat
Source
emsc
Coordinates
-0.58000, 100.13000
Temperature
28.0°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 47 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 47 km
Shallow
47 km
47 km — close to 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

  • Tandikat-Singgalang
    Distance: 27 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 2'879 m ·Last eruption: 1924 ·Indonesia
  • Marapi
    Distance: 44 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 2'885 m ·Last eruption: 2026 ·Indonesia
  • Talakmau
    Distance: 75 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 2'911 m ·Indonesia
  • Talang
    Distance: 76 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'575 m ·Last eruption: 2007 ·Indonesia
  • Malintang
    Distance: 128 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'988 m ·Indonesia
  • Sorikmarapi
    Distance: 155 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'145 m ·Last eruption: 1986 ·Indonesia

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Minangkabau International AirportIndonesia · PDG · WIEE
    28.4 kmStraight-line distance
  • Tabing AirportIndonesia
    41.1 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

Sumatera Barat

Context for this earthquake

05 Oct 2025 – 05 Oct 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 75 Catalogue entries

Of 74 other entries for this area and period, 50 have a higher stored magnitude. Different magnitude types and reports not yet merged limit the comparison.

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