Earthquake off the west coast of northern Sumatra

Name: Earthquake off the west coast of northern Sumatra (4.5 M)
Start: 1970-01-21T13:40:39.684Z
Location: off the west coast of northern Sumatra

Sun, 26 Apr 2026 21:41:24 GMT

Time4 hours ago

Location

1.1085, 96.9052

Depth

15.5 KM

Event Summary

A 4.5 magnitude earthquake struck on off the west coast of northern Sumatra, at Sun, 26 Apr 2026 21:41:24 GMT. Depth: 15.5029296875km. Reviewed by VYT seismologists, this light quake occurred at a magnitude type of M.

Magnitude

4.5

Map of off the west coast of northern Sumatra

Source

VYT

Intensity

III

Agency Reports

2 Sources

Source	Magnitude	Depth	Time
VYTPrimary	4.5	16 km	4 hours ago
BMKG	4.2	11 km	4 hours ago

Earthquake Details

Automatic

Event IDvyt_2fmi3j1hvk4d

QualityC

Tsunami PotentialNo

Magnitude TypeM

Last Update4 hours ago

Used Stations23

Total Stations23

Nearest Places

Possibly felt by: 38.1K

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IIIOnolimbu
67.0 km
IIGunungsitoli
81.3 km
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116.3 km
25.8K people
IPulo Batal
129.5 km
ILabuhan Bajau
152.2 km
IKuala Baru
160.1 km
ISinabang
163.3 km
15K people
ISingkil
163.8 km
46.8K people
ILuan Balu
170.0 km
IKuala Baru Sungai
171.7 km
IGosong Telaga
172.7 km
IRimo
182.0 km
ILauke
190.1 km
IBarus
193.9 km
IDanauparis
195.4 km

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Earthquake off the west coast of northern Sumatra

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