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M4.8 Earthquake near Southern Sumatra, Indonesia (Indonesia)

UTC time: 2025-10-08 08:09:05 UTC Local time: —
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About this earthquake

A magnitude M4.8 earthquake was recorded near Southern Sumatra, Indonesia (Indonesia) on October 8, 2025 at 08:09 UTC. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 57 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Tremors of this size are distinctly felt and can occasionally cause light damage.

The data is provided by GFZ and cross-checked across seismological networks. Indonesia: 51 earthquakes were recorded in the past 24 hours, the strongest reaching M4.8.

Details

ID
f0c42bf67ab36b4360d5fd2dd74ea62ef0aea3d4
Magnitude
M4.8
Depth
57.0 km
UTC time
2025-10-08 08:09:05 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Indonesia
City
Bengkulu
Source
gfz
Coordinates
-4.29000, 102.28000
Temperature
28.4°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 57 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 57 km
Shallow
57 km
57 km — deeper than the regional average (43.3 km)
Regional average: 43.3 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

  • Kaba
    Distance: 94 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'962 m ·Last eruption: 2000 ·Indonesia
  • Dempo
    Distance: 98 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 3'142 m ·Last eruption: 2025 ·Indonesia
  • Patah
    Distance: 114 km ·Stratovolcano? ·Elevation: 2'836 m ·Indonesia
  • Ranau
    Distance: 193 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 1'854 m ·Indonesia
  • Sumbing
    Distance: 217 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'507 m ·Last eruption: 1921 ·Indonesia
  • Suoh
    Distance: 245 km ·Caldera(s) ·Elevation: 1'000 m ·Last eruption: 2024 ·Indonesia

Radius · 50 km

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Airports

  • Fatmawati Soekarno AirportIndonesia · BKS · WIGG
    47.9 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-10-05

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Bengkulu

Context for this earthquake

05 Oct 2025 – 05 Oct 2026 · M ≥ 3.0 · 189 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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