Bengkulu, Indonesia – Earthquakes

This page summarizes earthquakes in Bengkulu (Indonesia). The most recently recorded event was a magnitude M4.9 earthquake near Bengkulu Utara on 2026-10-22 10:57:49 UTC. All event lists and map markers are limited to the last 30 days.

Seismic profile ↓
Earthquakes (last 30 days)
11
Max magnitude (last 30 days)
M5.1
Avg magnitude (last 30 days)
M4.10
Avg depth (last 30 days)
48 km

Seismic profile

Analysis period05 Oct 2025 – 05 Oct 2026Data as of: 05 Oct 2026 · 16:00 UTC
Minimum magnitude

The last update is over two hours old. The figures reflect the data timestamp shown below.

What the data show

Bengkulu · M ≥ 2.0

After source reconciliation, the catalogue contains 286 event entries of M2.0 or above for this area and period, spread over 189 days.

Catalogue entries28605 Oct 2025 – 05 Oct 2026
Strongest recorded earthquakeM5.9Bengkulu ↗
Depth · median28.0 km286 events with valid depth
Last 30 days8Previous 30 days: 19

These figures describe the stored catalogue. Recording, magnitude types and geographic attribution may vary by source and period; completeness has not been established.

05 Oct 2025 – 05 Oct 2026

Earthquakes by month

M ≥ 2.0

Each bar counts events within the selected period. Hatched months are only partially included.

View data table
MonthAnalysis periodCatalogue entries
October 2025 · Partial month05 Oct 2025 – 31 Oct 202521
November 202501 Nov 2025 – 30 Nov 202521
December 202501 Dec 2025 – 31 Dec 202535
January 202601 Jan 2026 – 31 Jan 202639
February 202601 Feb 2026 – 28 Feb 202629
March 202601 Mar 2026 – 31 Mar 202614
April 202601 Apr 2026 – 30 Apr 202620
May 202601 May 2026 – 31 May 202620
June 202601 Jun 2026 – 30 Jun 202628
July 202601 Jul 2026 – 31 Jul 202628
August 202601 Aug 2026 – 31 Aug 202620
September 202601 Sep 2026 – 30 Sep 20269
October 2026 · Partial month01 Oct 2026 – 05 Oct 20262

How strong were the earthquakes?

Catalogue entries · 286

M 2.0 – < 3.097
M 3.0 – < 4.0142
M 4.0 – < 5.035
M 5.0 – < 6.012
M ≥ 6.00

At what depth did they occur?

286 events with valid depth

0 – < 30 km153
30 – < 70 km108
70 – < 300 km25
300 – 750 km0

0 events without valid depth are excluded here.

Depth · median

Half of the available values lie on either side of the median; ties are possible.

Current period in context

Last 30 days8
Previous 30 days19
Median of the eleven previous 30-day periods24

Same magnitude threshold, separate periods. Differences may also reflect changes in recording. No hazard level or forecast is inferred.

Where were earthquakes recorded?

Events assigned to Bengkulu in the stored location data are analysed. This is not a radius search. Missing or different attributions are excluded.

The interactive map complements the event links on this page.

Marker size and colour indicate magnitude.

Strongest recorded earthquake

05 Oct 2025 – 05 Oct 2026 · M ≥ 2.0

Data and methodology

Analysis period: 05 Oct 2025 16:00 – 05 Oct 2026 16:00 UTC

Data and methodology

Reports are first reconciled using existing event associations. Additional reports from different sources are consolidated only when every pair is within 5 seconds, 10 km and 0.5 magnitude units, source groups do not overlap and exactly one group matches. Ambiguous cases remain separate. The preferred report determines magnitude, time and area; period and magnitude filters are applied afterwards. The start is included and the end excluded (UTC).

6 additional source reports were consolidated during source reconciliation.

Events assigned to Bengkulu in the stored location data are analysed. This is not a radius search. Missing or different attributions are excluded.

These figures describe the stored catalogue. Recording, magnitude types and geographic attribution may vary by source and period; completeness has not been established.

Source reports used

The preferred report of each group is counted. Source priority follows the earthquake list. Different magnitude types and recording gaps limit comparability.

  • EMSC262
  • USGS14
  • GFZ7
  • SERBIA_RSZ1
  • RESIF1
  • INGV1

The profile is recalculated hourly from the earthquake catalogue. Later source revisions may also change historical values.

Data as of: 05 Oct 2026 · 16:32 UTC

Map (last 30 days)

< 2 2–4 4–5 ≥ 5

About Bengkulu

Bengkulu, historically known as Bencoolen, is a province of Indonesia. It is located on the southwest coast of Sumatra. It was formed on 18 November 1968 by separating out the area of the historic Bencoolen Residency from the province of South Sumatra under Law No.

Seismic activity in 2026

In 2026, Bengkulu recorded 219 earthquakes within Indonesia. The average magnitude was M3.34. The strongest event reached M5.1.

By event count in 2026, this region ranks #14 within Indonesia.

Located on the Sunda Plate.

Earthquakes in Bengkulu (last 30 days)

M5.1
Bengkulu Utara
2026-10-22 · 10:57 UTC · 99 km
›
M3.0
Bukit Peninjauan I
2026-10-15 · 03:31 UTC · 39 km
›
M4.3
Bengkulu
2026-10-14 · 15:12 UTC · 10 km
›
M3.3
Bengkulu Utara
2026-10-13 · 19:05 UTC · 96 km
›
M4.4
South Kaur District
2026-10-10 · 21:38 UTC · 14 km
›
M4.5
Enggano
2026-10-10 · 21:38 UTC · 30 km
›
M4.4
Putri Hijau
2026-10-08 · 15:23 UTC · 10 km
›
M2.9
Ilir Talo
2026-10-08 · 06:07 UTC · 36 km
›
M4.5
Batik Nau
2026-10-06 · 19:01 UTC · 73 km
›
M3.3
Batik Nau
2026-10-03 · 13:46 UTC · 60 km
›
M3.7
Enggano
2026-10-02 · 10:49 UTC · 13 km
›