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

UTC time: 2025-05-19 22:07:02 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M2.9 earthquake was recorded near NORTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA (Indonesia) on May 19, 2025 at 22:07 UTC. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 31 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Events of this size typically go unnoticed.

The event was recorded by EMSC. Indonesia: 33 earthquakes were recorded in the past 24 hours, the strongest reaching M4.7.

Details

ID
f8064b793e2fee5816be470e831f4c109756105e
Magnitude
M2.9
Depth
31.0 km
UTC time
2025-05-19 22:07:02 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Indonesia
City
Aceh
Source
emsc
Coordinates
4.06000, 95.99000
Temperature
28.9°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 31 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 31 km
Shallow
31 km
31 km — shallower than the regional average (43.7 km)
Regional average: 43.7 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

  • Peuet Sague
    Distance: 99 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 2'785 m ·Last eruption: 2000 ·Indonesia
  • Telong, Bur ni
    Distance: 121 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'617 m ·Last eruption: 1937 ·Indonesia
  • Sinabung Activity reported
    Distance: 284 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'460 m ·Last eruption: 2021 ·Indonesia
  • Singkut
    Distance: 294 km ·Caldera(s) ·Elevation: 2'181 m ·Last eruption: 1881 ·Indonesia

Radius · 50 km

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Airports

  • Cut Nyak Dhien AirportIndonesia · MEQ · WITC
    29.3 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

Aceh

Context for this earthquake

18 Sep 2025 – 18 Sep 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 660 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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