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M6.6 Earthquake near SIMEULUE, INDONESIA (Indonesia)

UTC time: 2025-11-27 04:56:25 UTC Local time: —
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M6.6 Earthquake near SIMEULUE, INDONESIA (Indonesia) · 2025-11-27 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M6.6 Earthquake near SIMEULUE, INDONESIA (Indonesia) · 2025-11-27 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

On November 27, 2025 at 04:56 UTC, a magnitude M6.6 earthquake occurred near SIMEULUE, INDONESIA (Indonesia). With a focal depth of about 20 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Earthquakes of this magnitude can cause significant damage in populated areas.

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

Details

ID
bf29836e2291be863a3422ee7b808f8309eb12b1
Magnitude
M6.6
Depth
20.0 km
UTC time
2025-11-27 04:56:25 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Indonesia
City
Aceh
Source
emsc
Coordinates
2.73700, 95.96000
Temperature
26.5°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 20 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 20 km
Shallow
20 km
20 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

Felt reports

7felt reports at EMSC / LastQuake

Voluntary reports of feeling this earthquake. The count is not an intensity measurement and is not added to USGS DYFI reports.

Data updated: Nov 27, 2025, 9:57 AM UTC · Last checked: Sep 6, 2026, 12:18 PM UTC

Source: EMSC / LastQuake

Nearby population centers

Distances are straight-line distances from the epicenter. Population data: GeoNames.

PlaceDistanceDirectionPopulation
Blang Pidie147.9 kmNE24'085
Subulussalam213.7 kmE105'553
Medan314.9 kmE2'486'283

GeoNames · CC BY 4.0

Volcanoes nearby

  • Peuet Sague
    Distance: 244 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 2'785 m ·Last eruption: 2000 ·Indonesia
  • Telong, Bur ni
    Distance: 245 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'617 m ·Last eruption: 1937 ·Indonesia
  • Sinabung Activity reported
    Distance: 274 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'460 m ·Last eruption: 2021 ·Indonesia
  • Singkut
    Distance: 289 km ·Caldera(s) ·Elevation: 2'181 m ·Last eruption: 1881 ·Indonesia
  • Sorikmarapi
    Distance: 459 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'145 m ·Last eruption: 1986 ·Indonesia
  • Malintang
    Distance: 482 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'988 m ·Indonesia

Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Lasikin AirportIndonesia · LKI · WIML
    54.6 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

Subsequent earthquakes nearby

Events recorded after this earthquake within 250 km. They are not automatically classified as aftershocks.

First 6 hours21
First 24 hours24
First 72 hours31
Strongest subsequent eventM6.6
M6.62025-11-27 04:56:27 UTC8.9 km45 km WNW of Sinabang, Indonesia M6.62025-11-27 04:56:27 UTC18.5 kmNorthern Sumatera, Indonesia [Sea: Indonesia] M4.42025-11-27 05:10:16 UTC19.7 kmSIMEULUE, INDONESIA M3.82025-11-27 05:16:11 UTC9.6 kmSIMEULUE, INDONESIA M3.52025-11-27 05:27:51 UTC7.7 kmSIMEULUE, INDONESIA M4.82025-11-27 05:32:45 UTC197.8 km85 km W of Gunungsitoli, Indonesia M4.82025-11-27 05:32:45 UTC200.6 kmOff West Coast of Northern Sumatra M4.82025-11-27 05:32:45 UTC198.3 kmNIAS REGION, INDONESIA M3.82025-11-27 05:45:22 UTC22.4 kmSIMEULUE, INDONESIA M3.02025-11-27 05:48:57 UTC16.5 kmSIMEULUE, INDONESIA M3.22025-11-27 06:01:08 UTC7.8 kmSIMEULUE, INDONESIA M3.32025-11-27 06:06:16 UTC38.3 kmSIMEULUE, INDONESIA

Aceh

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, 0 have a higher stored magnitude. Different magnitude types and reports not yet merged limit the comparison.

Open seismic profile

Historical context nearby

Comparison with recorded earthquakes before this event within 250 km.

Magnitude rank#1
Earlier events M≥475
Earlier events M≥522
Compared since2025-01-03

The QuakeMap24 comparison dataset begins on 2024-03-23. Earlier earthquakes may not be included.

Strongest earlier events

M6.22025-08-23 12:24:52 UTC107.4 km54 km SE of Sinabang, Indonesia M6.02025-08-23 12:24:55 UTC110.7 kmNorthern Sumatera, Indonesia [Sea: Indonesia] M6.02025-05-11 08:57:44 UTC166.1 kmNorthern Sumatra, Indonesia M6.02025-05-11 08:57:43 UTC180.6 km33 km ENE of Blangpidie, Indonesia M5.82025-05-11 08:57:41 UTC208.9 kmPungke Jaya

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