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M2.9 Earthquake near NORTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA (Indonesia)

UTC time: 2025-09-22 12:13:14 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M2.9 earthquake was recorded near NORTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA (Indonesia) on September 22, 2025 at 12:13 UTC. With a focal depth of about 10 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Events of this size typically go unnoticed.

The event was recorded by EMSC. Indonesia: 36 earthquakes were recorded in the past 24 hours, the strongest reaching M4.8.

Details

ID
f78fa5b853ee02b5604bf52d2521954cc4ed30d3
Magnitude
M2.9
Depth
10.0 km
UTC time
2025-09-22 12:13:14 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Indonesia
City
Aceh
Source
emsc
Coordinates
4.85000, 96.81000
Temperature
20.5°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 (43.3 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

  • Telong, Bur ni
    Distance: 9 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'617 m ·Last eruption: 1937 ·Indonesia
  • Peuet Sague
    Distance: 58 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 2'785 m ·Last eruption: 2000 ·Indonesia
  • Sinabung Activity reported
    Distance: 256 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'460 m ·Last eruption: 2021 ·Indonesia
  • Singkut
    Distance: 260 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
    15.1 kmStraight-line distance
  • Malikus Saleh AirportIndonesia · LSW · WIMA
    44.7 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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