A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.8 (ml/mb) strikes 54 kilometers (34 miles) from Sinabang in Indonesia on Saturday. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 23/08/25 / 2025-08-23 12:24:52 / August 23, 2025 @ 12:24 pm. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 96.6914 East, latitude 2.1052 North, depth = 10 km. The 5.8-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 12:24:52 / 12:24 pm (local time epicenter). 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. Id of earthquake: us6000r3bg. Event ids that are associated: us6000r3bg.
Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Sinabang (min 5000 pop). Event epicenter was 54 km (34 miles) from Sinabang (c. 15 000 pop). Nearby country/countries, Indonesia (c. 242 968 000 pop) (That might be effected).
Each year there are an estimated 1320 moderate quakes in the world. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. 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 fourteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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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 data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 54 km SE of Sinabang, Indonesia.
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