Indonesia was shaken near Bengkulu, Kota Bengkulu, by an earthquake of magnitude 5.5 only 7 minutes ago, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) reported.The quake hit at a moderately shallow depth of 56. km beneath the epicenter near Bengkulu, Kota Bengkulu, Indonesia, late at night on Saturday, March 7th, 2026, at 11:58 pm local time. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.A second report was later issued by the citizen-seismograph network of RaspberryShake, which listed it as a magnitude 5.5 earthquake as well. A third agency, the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ), reported the same quake at magnitude 5.5.Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should not have caused any significant damage, but was probably felt by many people as light vibration in the area of the epicenter. Weak shaking might have been felt in Sungai Penuh (pop. 99,200) located 102 km from the epicenter, Curup (pop. 46,200) 115 km away, and Bengkulu (pop. 373,600) 119 km away.VolcanoDiscovery will automatically update magnitude and depth if these change and follow up if other significant news about the quake become available. If you’re in the area, please send us your experience through our reporting mechanism, either online or via our mobile app. This will help us provide more first-hand updates to anyone around the globe who wants to know more about this quake.Earthquake data: Date & time: Mar 7, 2026 04:58 pm (Universal Time) local time (7 Mar 2026 16:58 GMT)Magnitude: 5.4Depth: 80.00 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude: 3.04°S / 101.55°E (Kabupaten Mukomuko, Bengkulu, Indonesia)Primary data source: BMKG