Just 6 minutes ago, a magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck near Padang, Kota Padang, Provinsi Sumatera Barat, Indonesia. The tremor was recorded on Friday afternoon, October 9th, 2026, at 4:47 pm local time, at a shallow depth of 12. km below the surface.The event was reported by Indonesia's Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical Agency, the first seismological agency to report it.Our monitoring service identified a second report from the RaspberryShake citizen-seismograph network, which also listed the quake at magnitude 4.6.Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should not have caused any significant damage but was probably felt by many people as light vibrations in the area of the epicenter. Weak shaking might have been felt in Tuapejat (pop. 5,800), located 59 km from the epicenter, and Padang (pop. 909,000), 108 km away.VolcanoDiscovery will automatically update the magnitude and depth if they change and follow up if other significant news about the quake becomes 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: Oct 9, 2026 04:47 pm (GMT +7) local time (9 Oct 2026 09:47 GMT)Magnitude: 4.6Hypocenter depth: 12.00 kmEpicenter coordinates: 1.89°S / 100.1°E (Provinsi Sumatera Barat, Indonesia)Primary data source: BMKG