Light magnitude 3.9 earthquake at unknown depth11 Oct 21:28 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 3 minutes.11 Oct 21:29: Now using data updates from BMKGI didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeOct 11, 2026 21:25:14 UTC - Local time at epicenterMonday, Oct 12, 2026, at 04:25 am (GMT +7)Statusconfirmed (manually revised)Magnitude3.9Depth10 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude4.13°N / 97.48°EKabupaten Gayo Lues, Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam Province, IndonesiaSeismic antipode4.13°S / 82.52°WPeruShaking intensityIV Light shaking near epicenterFelt0 reportsPrimary data sourceBMKG (Meteorological, Climatological, and Geophysical Agency of Indonesia)Nearest volcanoKembar (37 km / 23 mi)Weather at epicenter at time of quakeLight Rain 13.4°C (56 F), humidity: 95%, wind: 1 m/s (1 kts) from WEstimated seismic energy released4.5 x 1010 joules (12.4 megawatt hours, equivalent to 10.7 tons of TNT) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 3.9 | about seismic energy12 minutes agoOct 11, 2026 21:25 GMT / Oct 12, 2026 04:25 am (GMT +7)Lat / Lng: 4.13 / 97.48: Northern Sumatra, IndonesiaSource: BMKGOther sources: EMSC: 3.9 / 10 km, RaspberryShake: 3.9 / 10 kmDetail info | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-23429729',4.13000,97.48000,'12 minutes ago: Mag. 3.9, Northern Sumatra, Indonesia',html,'quakes-5-24.png',18,18,9,9,124]); function mkRep(id,notFelt){var nFelt=notFelt||false;var src="https://www.volcanoesandearthquakes.com/app/earthquake-report.php?quakeId="+id;if(nFelt==true){src+="¬Felt=true";}window.open(src,"","status=0,toolbar=0,location=0,directories=0,menubar=0,resizable=1,scrollbars=1,height=400,width=350");} function locationHashChanged(e){-1!=e.oldURL.indexOf("#popupMap")&&closePopup()} window.onhashchange = locationHashChanged; function comment(e){var t=e.parentNode,a=(t.dataset.id,document.getElementById("commentForm"));"none"==a.style.display?(t.appendChild(a),a.style.display="block"):a.style.display="none"}function sendComment(e){var t=e.parentNode,a=t.parentNode.dataset.id,n=document.getElementById("commentContent"),p=n.value.trim();if(p){var o="id="+a+"&quakeId="+thisQuakeId;o+="&comment="+decodeURIComponent(p),mkRequest("//reports.volcanodiscovery.com/app/eqReportComment.php","post",o,function(e){e.responseText;alert("Thank you for submitting your comment!"),t.style.display="none",n.value=""})}}function flagReport(e){var t=e.parentNode.dataset.id;if(confirm("Report this as inappropriate?")){var a="id="+t+"&quakeId="+thisQuakeId+"&flagAsInappropriate=1";mkRequest("//reports.volcanodiscovery.com/app/eqReportComment.php","post",a,function(t){var a=t.responseText;alert(a),e.style.display="none"})}}function likeReport(e){var t="id="+e.parentNode.dataset.id+"&quakeId="+thisQuakeId+"&like=1";mkRequest("//reports.volcanodiscovery.com/app/eqReportComment.php","post",t,function(t){t.responseText;e.style.opacity=.5})}]]>[smaller] [bigger]Most recent quakes Top 20 past 24 hrs Quakes in BaliNearby placesThe closest larger town where the quake might have been felt is Langsa, a city with more than 190,000 inhabitants in Indonesia, in 66 km (41 mi) distance northeast of the epicenter. People likely experienced very weak shaking there.The following table shows some of the places that might have been affected (or not) by the shaking.DistancePlaceMax. shaking intensity(*)RegionCountry66 km (41 mi)NE of epicenterLangsa(pop: 194,700)II: Very weakNanggroe Aceh Darussalam ProvinceIndonesia84 km (52 mi)SW of epicenterBlangpidie(pop: 24,100)II: Very weakKabupaten Aceh Barat Daya, Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam ProvinceIndonesia89 km (55 mi)E of epicenterPangkalan Brandan(pop: 25,500)II: Very weakKabupaten Langkat, North SumatraIndonesia99 km (62 mi)E of epicenterTanjungtiram(pop: 25,100)II: Very weakKabupaten Langkat, North SumatraIndonesia116 km (72 mi)E of epicenterStabat(pop: 26,900)II: Very weakKabupaten Langkat, North SumatraIndonesia122 km (76 mi)N of epicenterLhokseumawe(pop: 196,100)II: Very weakNanggroe Aceh Darussalam ProvinceIndonesia126 km (78 mi)SE of epicenterBinjai(pop: 279,300)II: Very weakNorth SumatraIndonesia131 km (81 mi)E of epicenterLabuhan Deli(pop: 49,700)II: Very weakKota Medan, North SumatraIndonesia139 km (86 mi)E of epicenterBelawan(pop: 102,700)II: Very weakKota Medan, North SumatraIndonesia140 km (87 mi)SE of epicenterSunggal(pop: 157,900)II: Very weakKota Medan, North SumatraIndonesia145 km (90 mi)SE of epicenterMedan(pop: 2,435,300)II: Very weakNorth SumatraIndonesia147 km (92 mi)NW of epicenterBireun(pop: 47,700)II: Very weakKabupaten Bireuen, Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam ProvinceIndonesia150 km (93 mi)W of epicenterMeulaboh(pop: 64,600)II: Very weakKabupaten Aceh Barat, Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam ProvinceIndonesia150 km (93 mi)SE of epicenterDeli Tua(pop: 27,900)II: Very weakKabupaten Deli Serdang, North SumatraIndonesia154 km (96 mi)SE of epicenterBerastagi(pop: 48,200)II: Very weakKabupaten Karo, North SumatraIndonesia160 km (100 mi)SE of epicenterKabanjahe(pop: 73,600)I: Not feltKabupaten Karo, North SumatraIndonesia164 km (102 mi)E of epicenterPercut(pop: 311,100)I: Not feltKabupaten Deli Serdang, North SumatraIndonesia169 km (105 mi)S of epicenterSubulussalam(pop: 90,800)I: Not feltNanggroe Aceh Darussalam ProvinceIndonesia175 km (109 mi)E of epicenterPerbaungan(pop: 157,200)I: Not feltKabupaten Serdang Bedagai, North SumatraIndonesia179 km (111 mi)SE of epicenterSidikalang(pop: 50,700)I: Not feltKabupaten Dairi, North SumatraIndonesia179 km (111 mi)SE of epicenterTongging(pop: 16,000)I: Not feltKabupaten Karo, North SumatraIndonesia180 km (112 mi)NW of epicenterReuleuet(pop: 40,400)I: Not feltKabupaten Pidie Jaya, Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam ProvinceIndonesia182 km (113 mi)SE of epicenterParopo(pop: 16,100)I: Not feltKabupaten Dairi, North SumatraIndonesia207 km (129 mi)SE of epicenterTebingtinggi(pop: 117,500)I: Not feltKota Tebing Tinggi, North SumatraIndonesia208 km (129 mi)S of epicenterSingkil(pop: 46,800)I: Not feltNanggroe Aceh Darussalam ProvinceIndonesia219 km (136 mi)NW of epicenterSigli(pop: 17,500)I: Not feltKabupaten Pidie, Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam ProvinceIndonesia219 km (136 mi)SE of epicenterPematangsiantar(pop: 274,800)I: Not feltKota Pematang Siantar, North SumatraIndonesia219 km (136 mi)SE of epicenterPekan Bahapal(pop: 40,000)I: Not feltKabupaten Simalungun, North SumatraIndonesia220 km (137 mi)SW of epicenterSinabang(pop: 15,000)I: Not feltKabupaten Simeulue, Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam ProvinceIndonesia257 km (160 mi)SE of epicenterBarus(pop: 18,300)I: Not feltKabupaten Tapanuli Tengah, North SumatraIndonesia269 km (167 mi)SE of epicenterKisaran(pop: 141,900)I: Not feltKabupaten Asahan, North SumatraIndonesia285 km (177 mi)NW of epicenterBanda Aceh(pop: 255,000)I: Not feltNanggroe Aceh Darussalam ProvinceIndonesia287 km (179 mi)SE of epicenterTarutung(pop: 39,500)I: Not feltKabupaten Tapanuli Utara, North SumatraIndonesia288 km (179 mi)SE of epicenterTeluk Nibung(pop: 25,100)I: Not feltKota Tanjung Balai, North SumatraIndonesia288 km (179 mi)SE of epicenterTanjungbalai(pop: 183,200)I: Not feltKota Tanjung Balai, North SumatraIndonesia303 km (188 mi)SE of epicenterSibolga(pop: 91,300)I: Not feltNorth SumatraIndonesia310 km (192 mi)NW of epicenterSabang(pop: 42,100)I: Not feltNanggroe Aceh Darussalam ProvinceIndonesia342 km (213 mi)SE of epicenterBandar(pop: 31,400)I: Not feltKabupaten Labuhan Batu, North SumatraIndonesia345 km (215 mi)SE of epicenterRantauprapat(pop: 103,000)I: Not feltKabupaten Labuhan Batu, North SumatraIndonesiaNotes:(*) Shaking intensity according to the Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale (MMI) and estimated using seismic models.User-reports for this quakeThere are no user reports for this quake yet.If you felt it, be the first to report it!Get the Android appCompare Quake DataData for the same earthquake as reported by different agenciesThe more agencies report about the same quake and post similar data, the more confidence you can have in the data. It takes normally up to a few hours until earthquake parameters are calculated with near-optimum precision.MagDepthTime GMT2026-10-11EpicenterAgency3.910 km6.2 mi(*)21:25:14Northern Sumatra, IndonesiaBMKG (Meteorological, Climatological, and Geophysical Agency of Indonesia)3.910 km6.2 mi(*)21:25:14NORTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA0 km (0 mi) epicenter difference with BMKGEMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)3.910 km6.2 mi(*)21:25:14Northern Sumatra, Indonesia0 km (0 mi) epicenter difference with BMKGRaspberryShake (RaspberryShake)Notes:(*) A depth given as 10 km often means that the the depth of the quake could be not determined with sufficient accuracy.Earthquake statisticsAverage number of earthquakesBased on data from the past 56 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 109 quakes on average per year in the area near the epicenter of this quake (within 100 km/61 mi):Mag. 7 or higher: 0.02 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 62.5 years)Mag. 6 or higher: 0.06 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 18.2 years)Mag. 5 or higher: 0.59 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 1.7 years)Mag. 4 or higher: 7.4 quakes per yearMag. 3 or higher: 43 quakes per year (or 3.6 quakes per month)Mag. 2 or higher: 107 quakes per year (or 8.9 quakes per month)Mag. 1 or higher: 109 quakes per year (or 9.1 quakes per month)The area where this quake occurred has a high level of seismic activity. It has had at least 2 quakes above magnitude 7 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 60 to 65 years.Number of quakes per yearPrevious quakes in the same area of this earthquakeThe earthquake occurred 4 weeks after a magnitude 4.3 earthquake had hit on Wednesday, Sep 16, 2026, at 10:57 pm local time (Asia/Jakarta GMT +7) in 21 km (13 mi) distance to the north:Mag. 4.3 earthquake Kabupaten Aceh Timur - 52 km west of Langsa, Indonesia - Sep 16, 2026 -The largest quake near the epicenter of this quake during the 10 years before was an event of magnitude 5.9. It had occurred 1 year 22 weeks earlier, on Sunday, May 11, 2025, at 03:57 pm local time (Asia/Jakarta GMT +7) in Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam Province, Indonesia:Mag. 5.9 earthquake 7.8 km south of Blangpidie - Indonesia - May 11, 2025 -The strongest-ever (since 1900) recorded quake in this area measured magnitude 9.1. It had occurred 22 years ago earlier, on Sunday, Dec 26, 2004, at 07:58 am local time (Asia/Jakarta GMT +7) in Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam Province, Indonesia:Mag. 9.1 earthquake Indian Ocean - 96 km south of Meulaboh, Indonesia - Dec 26, 2004 -Below is a list and map of larger or recent quakes that had occurred near the epicenter before this earthquake (within up to 100 km/61 mi distance, up to 300 km/183 mi for very large quakes above mag. 7). Filter and sort the list by magnitude or time.Max results102050100AllMagnitudeAll2+3+4+5+6+7+8+Time before48 hours1 week30 days1 year5 years30 yearsAny ageDate and TimeMagDepthDistanceLocationDetailsMapOct 11, 01:29 am (GMT +7)3.213 km100 km (62 mi) to the WKabupaten Nagan Raya, 61 km northeast of Meulaboh, Indonesia I felt it - 2 reportsInfoSep 18, 07:34 am (GMT +7)3.010 km2.2 km (1.4 mi) to the WKabupaten Gayo Lues, 68 km southwest of Langsa, IndonesiaInfoSep 17, 12:28 am (Jakarta)3.810 km2.5 km (1.5 mi) to the SWKabupaten Gayo Lues, 68 km southwest of Langsa, IndonesiaInfoSep 16, 10:57 pm (Jakarta)4.310 km21 km (13 mi) to the NKabupaten Aceh Timur, 52 km west of Langsa, IndonesiaInfoSep 16, 10:56 pm (Jakarta)3.410 km7.8 km (4.8 mi) to the WKabupaten Gayo Lues, 72 km southwest of Langsa, IndonesiaInfoJul 23, 12:36 am (Jakarta)4.45 km21 km (13 mi) to the NEKabupaten Aceh Timur, 45 km southwest of Langsa, Indonesia 2 reportsInfoJul 22, 11:41 am (Jakarta)4.64 km2.2 km (1.4 mi) to the NKabupaten Gayo Lues, 65 km southwest of Langsa, Indonesia 1 reportInfoJul 22, 11:26 am (Jakarta)4.210 km16 km (10 mi) to the NEKabupaten Aceh Timur, 51 km southwest of Langsa, IndonesiaInfoJul 22, 11:18 am (Jakarta)5.010 km14 km (8.4 mi) to the NKabupaten Aceh Timur, 55 km southwest of Langsa, Indonesia 15 reportsInfoApr 3, 11:26 pm (Jakarta)5.110 km32 km (20 mi) to the SEKabupaten Gayo Lues, Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam Province, 98 km west of Binjai, IndonesiaInfoMay 11, 2025 03:57 pm (Jakarta)5.983 km88 km (55 mi) to the SW Northern Sumatra, Indonesia 61 reportsInfoSep 13, 2020 06:28 pm (Universal Time)5.1183 km83 km (52 mi) to the NWKabupaten Aceh Tengah, 79 km southwest of Lhokseumawe, IndonesiaInfoMay 9, 2010 12:59 pm (GMT +7)7.238 km168 km (104 mi) to the W northern Sumatra, IndonesiaInfoApr 7, 2010 05:15 am (Pontianak)7.831 km200 km (124 mi) to the S northern Sumatra, IndonesiaInfoMay 8, 2009 08:19 pm (Jakarta)5.225 km88 km (55 mi) to the S 96 km WSW of Binjai, IndonesiaInfoFeb 20, 2008 03:08 pm (Jakarta)7.426 km226 km (141 mi) to the SW 56 km northwest of Sinabang, IndonesiaInfoJul 21, 2007 07:53 pm (Jakarta)5.230 km97 km (60 mi) to the NKabupaten Aceh Utara, 39 km southeast of Lhokseumawe, IndonesiaInfoMar 28, 2005 11:09 pm (Pontianak)8.630 km231 km (144 mi) to the S 79 km west of Singkil, IndonesiaInfoJan 31, 2005 01:45 pm (Jakarta)5.130 km80 km (50 mi) to the WKabupaten Aceh Barat Daya, 71 km east of Meulaboh, IndonesiaInfoDec 26, 2004 07:58 am (Jakarta)9.130 km190 km (118 mi) to the SWIndian Ocean, 96 km south of Meulaboh, IndonesiaInfoSep 14, 2003 03:42 am (Jakarta)5.333 km57 km (36 mi) to the NKabupaten Aceh Timur, 39 km northwest of Langsa, IndonesiaInfoJan 22, 2003 09:58 am (Jakarta)5.733 km42 km (26 mi) to the NKabupaten Aceh Timur, 44 km west of Langsa, IndonesiaInfoDec 27, 2002 08:28 pm (Jakarta)5.4139 km27 km (17 mi) to the EKabupaten Gayo Lues, 48 km southwest of Langsa, IndonesiaInfoNov 2, 2002 08:26 am (Jakarta)7.430 km212 km (132 mi) to the SW Simeulue, IndonesiaInfoDec 4, 2001 02:19 pm (Jakarta)5.1139 km58 km (36 mi) to the SEKabupaten Aceh Tenggara, Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam Province, 78 km west of Binjai, IndonesiaInfoJul 21, 1999 08:46 pm (Jakarta)5.6175 km57 km (35 mi) to the NW northern Sumatra, IndonesiaInfoOct 10, 1996 10:21 pm (Jakarta)6.333 km92 km (57 mi) to the SEKabupaten Langkat, 63 km west of Binjai, Kota Binjai, North Sumatra, IndonesiaInfoNov 21, 1994 01:34 am (Jakarta)6.1153 km25 km (16 mi) to the NEKabupaten Aceh Timur, 45 km west of Langsa, IndonesiaInfoNov 18, 1990 11:23 pm (Jakarta)5.567 km26 km (16 mi) to the SWKabupaten Gayo Lues, 91 km southwest of Langsa, IndonesiaInfoNov 15, 1990 12:18 pm (Jakarta)5.654 km32 km (20 mi) to the SWKabupaten Gayo Lues, 97 km southwest of Langsa, IndonesiaInfoNov 15, 1990 11:48 am (Jakarta)5.830 km24 km (15 mi) to the SWKabupaten Gayo Lues, 90 km southwest of Langsa, IndonesiaInfoNov 15, 1990 09:34 am (Jakarta)6.748 km25 km (15 mi) to the SKabupaten Gayo Lues, 84 km southwest of Langsa, IndonesiaInfoMay 29, 1984 11:36 am (Jakarta)5.671 km73 km (46 mi) to the SW 129 km ESE of Meulaboh, IndonesiaInfoApr 1, 1980 11:21 pm (Jakarta)5.941 km14 km (8.7 mi) to the SEKabupaten Gayo Lues, 67 km southwest of Langsa, IndonesiaInfoSep 7, 1976 11:40 am (Jakarta)5.533 km97 km (60 mi) to the NW northern Sumatra, IndonesiaInfoJun 21, 1976 03:53 am (Jakarta)7.033 km153 km (95 mi) to the SWIndian Ocean, 86 km south of Meulaboh, IndonesiaInfoMar 7, 1964 02:25 pm (Jakarta)5.194 km74 km (46 mi) to the SWKabupaten Aceh Selatan, 137 km southwest of Langsa, IndonesiaInfoMar 10, 1962 10:01 am (Jakarta)5.20 km91 km (56 mi) to the SE Northern Sumatra, IndonesiaInfoJun 24, 1961 04:35 pm (Jakarta)5.620 km53 km (33 mi) to the SKabupaten Aceh Tenggara, 113 km southwest of Langsa, IndonesiaInfoNov 14, 1941 02:51 am (Universal Time)5.915 km48 km (30 mi) to the NWKabupaten Aceh Tengah, 78 km south of Lhokseumawe, IndonesiaInfoSep 19, 1936 06:30 am (Universal Time)6.115 km57 km (36 mi) to the SKabupaten Aceh Selatan, 114 km southwest of Langsa, IndonesiaInfoSep 19, 1936 01:01 am (Universal Time)7.020 km51 km (32 mi) to the S northern Sumatra, IndonesiaInfoSep 9, 1936 07:00 am (Jakarta)7.00 km70 km (44 mi) to the S N Sumatera Tapanuli, KaroInfoMar 18, 1936 10:23 pm (Universal Time)5.315 km78 km (48 mi) to the SKabupaten Aceh Tenggara, Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam Province, 105 km west of Binjai, IndonesiaInfoNov 12, 1935 09:28 pm (Universal Time)6.115 km69 km (43 mi) to the S 95 km SW of Pangkalan Brandan, IndonesiaInfoOct 17, 1935 02:32 pm (Universal Time)5.815 km48 km (30 mi) to the SKabupaten Aceh Tenggara, 99 km southwest of Langsa, IndonesiaInfoAug 3, 1935 01:10 am (Universal Time)7.025 km122 km (76 mi) to the WKabupaten Nagan Raya, 41 km northeast of Meulaboh, IndonesiaInfoJan 4, 1907 05:19 am (Universal Time)8.225 km270 km (168 mi) to the SWIndian Ocean, 140 km northwest of Pulau Babi Island, IndonesiaInfoMap of earlier quakes in the area of this quakeMax 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