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M4.1 earthquake 56 km SE of Sinabang, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 56 km SE of Sinabang, Indonesia on Thu, May 6, 2010, 11:49 PM GMT+7 (16:49 UTC), 40 km (25 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 62 km SE of Sinabang, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.1 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2010-05-06 16:49:39 UTC
Depth
40.1 km (24.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
2.080° N, 96.694° 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 usp000hcdv. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

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Station coverage gap
201°, poorly surrounded by stations
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: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 31 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.361 km SE of Sinabang, Indonesia · 5988 days ago · 39 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 4.568 km SE of Sinabang, Indonesia · 5987 days ago · 39 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 4.195 km SE of Sinabang, Indonesia · 5982 days ago · 34 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 4.3128 km SW of Singkil, Indonesia · 5962 days ago · 36 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 4.330 km SSW of Sinabang, Indonesia · 5955 days ago · 35 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 4.6131 km SSE of Sinabang, Indonesia · 5954 days ago · 13 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 4.468 km SSE of Sinabang, Indonesia · 5953 days ago · 35 km deep · 18 km away
  8. 4.334 km SSW of Sinabang, Indonesia · 5950 days ago · 29 km deep · 53 km away
  9. 4.3106 km SW of Singkil, Indonesia · 5944 days ago · 35 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 4.862 km SE of Sinabang, Indonesia · 5942 days ago · 40 km deep · 8 km away
  11. 4.561 km SE of Sinabang, Indonesia · 5938 days ago · 42 km deep · 7 km away
  12. 4.5110 km SE of Sinabang, Indonesia · 5935 days ago · 37 km deep · 54 km away

Before

  1. 4.658 km SE of Sinabang, Indonesia · 5993 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 4.162 km SSE of Sinabang, Indonesia · 6001 days ago · 12 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 4.369 km ENE of Sinabang, Indonesia · 6005 days ago · 35 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 4.353 km SE of Sinabang, Indonesia · 6008 days ago · 35 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 4.356 km SE of Sinabang, Indonesia · 6010 days ago · 37 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 4.260 km SE of Sinabang, Indonesia · 6010 days ago · 45 km deep · 10 km away
  7. 4.197 km SE of Sinabang, Indonesia · 6012 days ago · 35 km deep · 41 km away
  8. 4.258 km SE of Sinabang, Indonesia · 6014 days ago · 27 km deep · 4 km away
  9. 4.486 km WSW of Singkil, Indonesia · 6015 days ago · 41 km deep · 43 km away
  10. 5.065 km W of Singkil, Indonesia · 6017 days ago · 57 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 4.172 km SE of Sinabang, Indonesia · 6017 days ago · 46 km deep · 16 km away
  12. 4.064 km SE of Sinabang, Indonesia · 6017 days ago · 43 km deep · 8 km away
  13. 4.2110 km SE of Sinabang, Indonesia · 6021 days ago · 35 km deep · 55 km away
  14. 4.6105 km SW of Singkil, Indonesia · 6021 days ago · 31 km deep · 64 km away
  15. 4.050 km SE of Sinabang, Indonesia · 6021 days ago · 35 km deep · 6 km away
  16. 4.474 km E of Sinabang, Indonesia · 6021 days ago · 35 km deep · 55 km away
  17. 4.177 km ESE of Sinabang, Indonesia · 6021 days ago · 35 km deep · 45 km away
  18. 4.070 km SE of Sinabang, Indonesia · 6022 days ago · 46 km deep · 22 km away
  19. 4.570 km ESE of Sinabang, Indonesia · 6022 days ago · 54 km deep · 45 km away
  20. 4.828 km SSE of Sinabang, Indonesia · 6022 days ago · 35 km deep · 29 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000hcdv. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:34 AM UTC.