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M6.0 Earthquake near 33 km ENE of Blangpidie, Indonesia

UTC time: 2025-05-11 08:57:43 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M6.0
Depth
94.8 km
Source
NNSN

33 km ENE of Blangpidie, Indonesia

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M6.0 Earthquake near 33 km ENE of Blangpidie, Indonesia · 2025-05-11 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M6.0 Earthquake near 33 km ENE of Blangpidie, Indonesia · 2025-05-11 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

A magnitude M6.0 earthquake was recorded near 33 km ENE of Blangpidie, Indonesia on May 11, 2025 at 08:57 UTC. At around 95 km, the focal depth places this among intermediate-depth events. Earthquakes of this magnitude can cause significant damage in populated areas.

The data is provided by NNSN and cross-checked across seismological networks.

Details

ID
e7ee19d0cc25c09684927f0776ffa35de4742983
Magnitude
M6.0
Depth
94.8 km
UTC time
2025-05-11 08:57:43 UTC
Local time
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Country
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Source
nnsn
Coordinates
3.89900, 97.09700

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 94.8 km (Intermediate) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 94.8 km
Intermediate
94.8 km
Why depth matters

Intermediate-depth quakes are felt across a wider area but usually cause less surface damage.

Depth classes per USGS

Nearby population centers

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

PlaceDistanceDirectionPopulation
Blang Pidie33.9 kmSW24'085
Langsa115.5 kmNE184'016
Medan177.7 kmE2'486'283

GeoNames · CC BY 4.0

Volcanoes nearby

  • Telong, Bur ni
    Distance: 101 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'617 m ·Last eruption: 1937 ·Indonesia
  • Peuet Sague
    Distance: 143 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 2'785 m ·Last eruption: 2000 ·Indonesia
  • Sinabung Activity reported
    Distance: 165 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'460 m ·Last eruption: 2021 ·Indonesia
  • Singkut
    Distance: 173 km ·Caldera(s) ·Elevation: 2'181 m ·Last eruption: 1881 ·Indonesia
  • Sorikmarapi
    Distance: 449 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'145 m ·Last eruption: 1986 ·Indonesia
  • Malintang
    Distance: 476 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'988 m ·Indonesia

Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

  • Cut Nyak Dhien AirportIndonesia · MEQ · WITC
    94.9 kmStraight-line distance
  • Rembele AirportIndonesia · TXE · WITK
    95.4 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-09-18

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 hours4
First 24 hours6
First 72 hours8
Strongest subsequent eventM6.0
M6.02025-05-11 08:57:44 UTC16.3 kmNorthern Sumatra, Indonesia M5.82025-05-11 08:57:44 UTC0.0 kmNORTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA M2.52025-05-11 09:12:05 UTC18.6 kmNORTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA M3.22025-05-11 09:29:11 UTC29.5 kmNORTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA M3.52025-05-11 20:50:22 UTC73.4 kmNORTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA M3.82025-05-12 08:03:02 UTC38.2 kmNORTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA M3.02025-05-12 23:31:12 UTC187.5 kmNORTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA M3.22025-05-13 00:50:12 UTC40.5 kmNORTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA M3.82025-05-15 17:36:33 UTC213.4 kmSIMEULUE, INDONESIA M3.82025-05-16 17:26:16 UTC135.2 kmNORTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA M2.62025-05-16 20:14:21 UTC124.2 kmNORTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA M2.62025-05-16 23:33:15 UTC163.6 kmNORTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA

No unambiguous area assignment

Context for this earthquake

This event has no unambiguous country assignment in the analysed catalogue. It is therefore not assigned to a regional profile.

Earthquake overview

Historical context nearby

Comparison with recorded earthquakes before this event within 250 km.

Magnitude rank#1
Earlier events M≥417
Earlier events M≥55
Compared since2025-01-03

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

Strongest earlier events

M5.82025-05-11 08:57:41 UTC40.3 kmPungke Jaya M5.82025-04-07 19:49:20 UTC210.2 km64 km SE of Sinabang, Indonesia M5.82025-01-31 11:03:42 UTC80.6 km66 km SSE of Blangpidie, Indonesia M5.72025-01-31 11:03:41 UTC67.6 km58 km SSE of Blangpidie, Indonesia M5.42025-04-07 19:49:20 UTC211.3 km64 km SE of Sinabang, Indonesia

Stats (last 24h)

Global (24h)
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