Earthquake Northern Sumatra, Indonesia

Name: Earthquake Northern Sumatra, Indonesia (2.9 M)
Start: 1970-01-21T16:30:57.103Z
Location: Northern Sumatra, Indonesia

Sun, 23 Aug 2026 03:51:43 GMT

Time21 hours ago

Location

5.1379, 96.9264

Depth

11.8 KM

Event Summary

A 2.9 magnitude earthquake struck on Northern Sumatra, Indonesia, at Sun, 23 Aug 2026 03:51:43 GMT. Depth: 11.822739km. Reviewed by BMKG seismologists, this minor quake occurred at a magnitude type of M.

Magnitude

2.9

Source

BMKG

Intensity

Agency Reports

1 Sources

Source	Magnitude	Depth	Time
BMKGPrimary	2.9	12 km	21 hours ago

Earthquake Details

Manual

Event IDbmg2026qlvj

QualityS

Tsunami PotentialNo

Magnitude TypeM

Last Update21 hours ago

Nearest Places

Possibly felt by: 32.2K

IIAdil Makmur
9.2 km
IIBulahblangaro
10.0 km
IIBlang Ara
11.8 km
IICot Baroh
12.8 km
IIJumpangdua
17.0 km
IIBlangpulo
18.4 km
IIAlue Glumpang
19.0 km
IIBlang Mane
21.7 km
IIJuli
24.1 km
IILhokseumawe
25.3 km
188.7K people
IIBireun
26.0 km
47.7K people
IMatangpayang
35.8 km
IMatangkuli
41.3 km
ISimpang Tiga Redelong
46.6 km
ISimpang Teritit
49.6 km

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