A light earthquake magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) has struck on Monday, 26 kilometers (16 miles) from Pematangsiantar in Indonesia. The 4.1-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 16:57:08 / 4:57 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 31/03/25 / 2025-03-31 16:57:08 / March 31, 2025 @ 4:57 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location of event, longitude 98.8382 East, latitude 2.9998 North, depth = 173.19 km. Unique identifier: us6000q56e. Ids that are associated to the event: us6000q56e. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 173.19 km (108 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Indonesia (c. 242 968 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Belawan, Kisaran, Labuhan Deli (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 68 km (42 miles) from Medan (c. 1 751 000 pop), 70 km (43 miles) from Percut (c. 311 100 pop), 77 km (48 miles) from Binjai (c. 228 800 pop), 26 km (16 miles) from Pematangsiantar (c. 209 600 pop), 69 km (43 miles) from Sunggal (c. 157 900 pop), 65 km (40 miles) from Perbaungan (c. 157 200 pop).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 26 km W of Pematangsiantar, Indonesia. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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