3.6
Earthquake Details: southern Sumatra, Indonesia
8/19/2026, 5:38:54 AM
A magnitude 3.6 earthquake occurred near southern Sumatra, Indonesia on 8/19/2026 at 5:38:54 AM. The seismic event was recorded at a depth of -25 km. No tsunami warning was issued.
No Tsunami WarningStatus: reviewedType: earthquake
Regional Seismicity
Technical Details
Depth-25 km
Significance0
Latitude-5.3500
Longitude102.0400
Event IDemsc:20260819_0000169
Magnitude3.6
Updated:8/19/2026, 5:49:40 AM
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Time & depth
- Local time
- 8/19/2026, 12:38:54 PM GMT+7
- UTC
- 8/19/2026, 5:38:54 AM UTC
-25 km · Shallow-focus
Less than 70 km deep. Shaking is often stronger near the epicentre.
Nearby major cities
Nearby event sequence · 12
M3.4Sunda Strait, IndonesiaBeforeM2.5southern Sumatra, IndonesiaBeforeM3.7Kep. Mentawai Region, IndonesiaBeforeM4.4Kep. Mentawai Region, IndonesiaBeforeM2.8southern Sumatra, IndonesiaBeforeM2.8southern Sumatra, IndonesiaBeforeM2.7Java, IndonesiaBeforeM3.3southern Sumatra, IndonesiaBeforeM3.3Sunda Strait, IndonesiaAfterM2.7southern Sumatra, IndonesiaAfterM3.8Java, IndonesiaAfterM2.6Sunda Strait, IndonesiaAfter
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