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M2.5 Earthquake near NORTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA (Indonesia)

UTC time: 2025-12-07 12:58:56 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

On December 7, 2025 at 12:58 UTC, a magnitude M2.5 earthquake occurred near NORTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA (Indonesia). At around 133 km, the focal depth places this among intermediate-depth events. Earthquakes of this small magnitude are usually barely noticeable and cause no damage.

The event was recorded by EMSC. Indonesia: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 44 earthquakes, the strongest at M6.0.

Details

ID
a4ebffa02807916341d95d490fd96a6730d93742
Magnitude
M2.5
Depth
133.0 km
UTC time
2025-12-07 12:58:56 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Indonesia
City
Sumatera Utara
Source
emsc
Coordinates
2.31000, 98.91000
Temperature
20.3°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 133 km (Intermediate) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 133 km
Intermediate
133 km
133 km — deeper than the regional average (43.3 km)
Regional average: 43.3 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

  • Sinabung Activity reported
    Distance: 112 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'460 m ·Last eruption: 2021 ·Indonesia
  • Singkut
    Distance: 112 km ·Caldera(s) ·Elevation: 2'181 m ·Last eruption: 1881 ·Indonesia
  • Sorikmarapi
    Distance: 194 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'145 m ·Last eruption: 1986 ·Indonesia
  • Malintang
    Distance: 220 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'988 m ·Indonesia
  • Talakmau
    Distance: 275 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 2'911 m ·Indonesia
  • Tandikat-Singgalang
    Distance: 343 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 2'879 m ·Last eruption: 1924 ·Indonesia

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Silangit AirportIndonesia · DTB · WIMN
    10.7 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

Sumatera Utara

Context for this earthquake

04 Oct 2025 – 04 Oct 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 198 Catalogue entries

Of 197 other entries for this area and period, 171 have a higher stored magnitude. Different magnitude types and reports not yet merged limit the comparison.

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