A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) strikes 22 kilometers (14 miles) from Padangsidempuan in Indonesia on Sunday. All ids that are associated to the event: us6000pzl8. Unique identifier: us6000pzl8. Exact time and date of earthquake 09/03/25 / 2025-03-09 07:31:29 / March 9, 2025 @ 7:31 am UTC/GMT. The temblor was picked up at 07:31:29 / 7:31 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, 99.0946° East, 1.4822° North, depth 10 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Sibolga, Padangsidempuan. Epicenter of the event was 23 km (14 miles) from Padangsidempuan (c. 100 600 pop), 45 km (28 miles) from Sibolga (c. 79 700 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, Indonesia (c. 242 968 000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days sixteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 22 km WNW of Padangsidempuan, Indonesia. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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