M5.2 earthquake 55 km SW of Banda Aceh, Indonesia
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 55 km SW of Banda Aceh, Indonesia on Thu, Mar 25, 1976, 11:58 PM GMT+7 (16:58 UTC), 71 km (44 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.2 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1976-03-25 16:58:16 UTC
- Depth
- 71.0 km (44.1 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 5.208° N, 94.963° E
- Region
- Indonesia
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- CONSTRAINED_BY_DEPTH_PHASES
- Stations used
- 81
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.2 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
None recorded.
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000fmg. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:55 PM UTC.