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

UTC time: 2025-09-22 15:26:52 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M2.8 earthquake was recorded near NORTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA (Indonesia) on September 22, 2025 at 15:26 UTC. The earthquake originated at an intermediate depth of about 97 km. 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 36 earthquakes, the strongest at M4.8.

Details

ID
ded3c8d8a6067f6fb6976521a4e13b4e1389c1af
Magnitude
M2.8
Depth
97.0 km
UTC time
2025-09-22 15:26:52 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Indonesia
City
Aceh
Source
emsc
Coordinates
5.18000, 95.69000
Temperature
22.1°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 97 km (Intermediate) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 97 km
Intermediate
97 km
97 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

  • Peuet Sague
    Distance: 73 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 2'785 m ·Last eruption: 2000 ·Indonesia
  • Telong, Bur ni
    Distance: 133 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'617 m ·Last eruption: 1937 ·Indonesia
  • Sinabung Activity reported
    Distance: 374 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'460 m ·Last eruption: 2021 ·Indonesia
  • Singkut
    Distance: 380 km ·Caldera(s) ·Elevation: 2'181 m ·Last eruption: 1881 ·Indonesia

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Sultan Iskandar Muda International AirportIndonesia · BTJ · WITT
    48.6 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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