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

UTC time: 2025-09-17 06:09:04 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

On September 17, 2025 at 06:09 UTC, a magnitude M2.8 earthquake occurred near NORTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA (Indonesia). The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 10 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Earthquakes of this small magnitude are usually barely noticeable and cause no damage.

The data is provided by EMSC and cross-checked across seismological networks. Indonesia: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 43 earthquakes, the strongest at M4.8.

Details

ID
d82bb2d687741f4c3e59e468cea5279d334ba502
Magnitude
M2.8
Depth
10.0 km
UTC time
2025-09-17 06:09:04 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Indonesia
City
Aceh
Source
emsc
Coordinates
4.85000, 96.80000
Temperature
23.6°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 10 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 10 km
Shallow
10 km
10 km — shallower than the regional average (43.2 km)
Regional average: 43.2 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

  • Telong, Bur ni
    Distance: 9 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'617 m ·Last eruption: 1937 ·Indonesia
  • Peuet Sague
    Distance: 57 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 2'785 m ·Last eruption: 2000 ·Indonesia
  • Sinabung Activity reported
    Distance: 257 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'460 m ·Last eruption: 2021 ·Indonesia
  • Singkut
    Distance: 261 km ·Caldera(s) ·Elevation: 2'181 m ·Last eruption: 1881 ·Indonesia

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Rembele AirportIndonesia · TXE · WITK
    15.4 kmStraight-line distance
  • Malikus Saleh AirportIndonesia · LSW · WIMA
    45.1 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

Aceh

Context for this earthquake

05 Oct 2025 – 05 Oct 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 610 Catalogue entries

Sufficiently reliable matching data are not currently available for a direct comparison. The area profile shows the available records and their limitations.

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