Indonesia earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 70 km ESE of Sinabang, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 70 km ESE of Sinabang, Indonesia on Wed, Apr 7, 2010, 9:41 PM GMT+7 (14:41 UTC), 54 km (34 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 65 km W of Singkil, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2010-04-07 14:41:24 UTC
Depth
54.0 km (33.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
2.341° N, 96.998° E
Region
Indonesia
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

What happened

The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.

no people dead or missing; no people injured; no buildings damaged or destroyed

From the USGS event page for usp000havy. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

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Station coverage gap
149°
Stations used
24

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.070 km SE of Sinabang, Indonesia · 6024 days ago · 46 km deep · 29 km away
  2. 4.177 km ESE of Sinabang, Indonesia · 6024 days ago · 35 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 4.474 km E of Sinabang, Indonesia · 6024 days ago · 35 km deep · 11 km away
  4. 4.050 km SE of Sinabang, Indonesia · 6023 days ago · 35 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 4.6105 km SW of Singkil, Indonesia · 6023 days ago · 31 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 4.2110 km SE of Sinabang, Indonesia · 6023 days ago · 35 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 4.064 km SE of Sinabang, Indonesia · 6019 days ago · 43 km deep · 46 km away
  8. 4.172 km SE of Sinabang, Indonesia · 6019 days ago · 46 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 5.065 km W of Singkil, Indonesia · 6019 days ago · 57 km deep · 23 km away
  10. 4.486 km WSW of Singkil, Indonesia · 6018 days ago · 41 km deep · 41 km away
  11. 4.258 km SE of Sinabang, Indonesia · 6016 days ago · 27 km deep · 48 km away
  12. 4.197 km SE of Sinabang, Indonesia · 6015 days ago · 35 km deep · 62 km away
  13. 4.260 km SE of Sinabang, Indonesia · 6012 days ago · 45 km deep · 35 km away
  14. 4.356 km SE of Sinabang, Indonesia · 6012 days ago · 37 km deep · 43 km away
  15. 4.353 km SE of Sinabang, Indonesia · 6011 days ago · 35 km deep · 47 km away
  16. 4.369 km ENE of Sinabang, Indonesia · 6007 days ago · 35 km deep · 31 km away
  17. 4.162 km SSE of Sinabang, Indonesia · 6004 days ago · 12 km deep · 66 km away
  18. 4.658 km SE of Sinabang, Indonesia · 5996 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  19. 4.156 km SE of Sinabang, Indonesia · 5995 days ago · 40 km deep · 45 km away
  20. 4.361 km SE of Sinabang, Indonesia · 5990 days ago · 39 km deep · 47 km away
  21. 4.568 km SE of Sinabang, Indonesia · 5990 days ago · 39 km deep · 50 km away
  22. 4.195 km SE of Sinabang, Indonesia · 5984 days ago · 34 km deep · 54 km away

Before

  1. 4.828 km SSE of Sinabang, Indonesia · 6024 days ago · 35 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 4.625 km SSE of Sinabang, Indonesia · 6024 days ago · 35 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 4.058 km SSE of Sinabang, Indonesia · 6024 days ago · 41 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 4.057 km SE of Sinabang, Indonesia · 6025 days ago · 35 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 5.163 km ENE of Sinabang, Indonesia · 6025 days ago · 35 km deep · 33 km away
  6. 4.074 km SSE of Sinabang, Indonesia · 6025 days ago · 35 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 4.469 km ESE of Sinabang, Indonesia · 6025 days ago · 35 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 5.173 km SSE of Sinabang, Indonesia · 6025 days ago · 28 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 4
  9. 5.369 km W of Singkil, Indonesia · 6025 days ago · 35 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 5
  10. 4.0114 km SW of Singkil, Indonesia · 6025 days ago · 35 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 4.177 km E of Sinabang, Indonesia · 6025 days ago · 35 km deep · 10 km away
  12. 7.875 km E of Sinabang, Indonesia · 6025 days ago · 31 km deep · 7 km away
  13. 4.229 km S of Sinabang, Indonesia · 6045 days ago · 51 km deep · 73 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000havy. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 6:39 PM UTC.