Indonesia

M3.6 Earthquake near SIMEULUE, INDONESIA (Indonesia)

UTC time: 2025-11-27 06:44:53 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

On November 27, 2025 at 06:44 UTC, a magnitude M3.6 earthquake occurred near SIMEULUE, INDONESIA (Indonesia). The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 12 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Shaking of this size is frequently noticed but usually harmless.

The event was recorded by EMSC. Indonesia: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 51 earthquakes, the strongest at M4.3.

Details

ID
9f3f2f07d5b91789b94b55f393dc7ae41cb3fa30
Magnitude
M3.6
Depth
12.0 km
UTC time
2025-11-27 06:44:53 UTC
Local time
—
Country
City
Source
emsc
Coordinates
2.47000, 96.14000
Temperature
26.8°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 12 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 12 km
Shallow
12 km
12 km — shallower than the regional average (43.4 km)
Regional average: 43.4 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: 262 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'460 m ·Last eruption: 2021 ·Indonesia
  • Distance: 267 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'617 m ·Last eruption: 1937 ·Indonesia
  • Distance: 271 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 2'785 m ·Last eruption: 2000 ·Indonesia
  • Distance: 277 km ·Caldera(s) ·Elevation: 2'181 m ·Last eruption: 1881 ·Indonesia
  • Distance: 427 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'145 m ·Last eruption: 1986 ·Indonesia
  • Distance: 450 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'988 m ·Indonesia

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Lasikin AirportIndonesia · LKI · WIML
    21.9 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-09-28

This selection shows geographic proximity, not a hazard zone or confirmed impacts. Distances use recorded site coordinates. Sources & data dates

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Context for this earthquake

28 Sep 2025 – 28 Sep 2026 · M ≥ 3.0 · 296 Catalogue entries

Of 295 other entries for this area and period, 97 have a higher stored magnitude. Different magnitude types and reports not yet merged limit the comparison.

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