A light earthquake with magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 50 kilometers (31 miles) from Padangsidempuan in Indonesia. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, depth 92.219 km, 98.895° East, 1.1274° North. Event id: us7000pyrf. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000pyrf. Global time and date of event 12/05/25 / 2025-05-12 03:09:38 / May 12, 2025 @ 3:09 am UTC/GMT. The epicenter was at a depth of 92.219 km (57 miles). The 4.9-magnitude earthquake was detected at 03:09:38 / 3:09 am (local time epicenter).
Epicenter of the earthquake was 50 km (31 miles) from Padangsidempuan (c. 100 600 pop), 69 km (43 miles) from Sibolga (c. 79 700 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, Indonesia (c. 242 968 000 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Sibolga, Padangsidempuan.
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 fifteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage 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: 50 km WSW of Padangsidempuan, Indonesia.
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