A magnitude 4.9 earthquake near Pematangsiantar, Kota Pematang Siantar, North Sumatra, Indonesia, was reported only 8 minutes ago by Indonesia's Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical Agency, considered the main national agency that monitors seismic activity in Indonesia. The earthquake occurred at an intermediate to considerable depth of 168. km beneath the epicenter early evening on Sunday, April 26th, 2026, at 6:52 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 4.9 earthquake as well.Towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Parapat (pop. 10,000) located 22 km from the epicenter, Pematangsiantar (pop. 274,800) 40 km away, Pekan Bahapal (pop. 40,000) 56 km away, Kisaran (pop. 141,900) 68 km away, Tebingtinggi (pop. 117,500) 80 km away, Tanjungbalai (pop. 183,200) 84 km away, Rantauprapat (pop. 103,000) 97 km away, and Medan (pop. 2,435,300) 120 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: Apr 26, 2026 06:52 pm (Jakarta time) local time (26 Apr 2026 11:52 GMT)Magnitude: 4.9Depth: 168.00 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude: 2.61°N / 99.13°E (Kota Tanjung Balai, North Sumatra, Indonesia)Primary data source: BMKG