M5.3 earthquake 69 km W of Singkil, Indonesia

A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 69 km W of Singkil, Indonesia on Wed, Apr 7, 2010, 5:54 AM GMT+7 (22:54 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.

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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

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 usp000hat4. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

5 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.3 and up: 31 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000hat4 (also filed as us2010utda). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 6:13 PM UTC.