A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.8 (ml/mb) strikes 33 kilometers (21 miles) from Blangpidie in Indonesia on Sunday. All ids that are associated to the event: us7000pyjn. Unique identifier: us7000pyjn. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 94.75 km (59 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was detected at 08:57:44 / 8:57 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 97.0973 East, latitude 3.8987 North, depth = 94.75 km. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 11/05/25 / 2025-05-11 08:57:44 / May 11, 2025 @ 8:57 am.
Nearby country/countries, Indonesia (c. 242 968 000 pop) (That might be effected). Epicenter of the event was 116 km (72 miles) from Langsa (c. 54 500 pop), 111 km (69 miles) from Meulaboh (c. 35 100 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Langsa, Meulaboh.
There are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 33 km ENE of Blangpidie, Indonesia.
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