3.0
Earthquake Details: 52 km from Tarutung, North Sumatra, Indonesia
Sep 20, 2026, 01:56:41
A magnitude 3.0 earthquake occurred near 52 km from Tarutung, North Sumatra, Indonesia on Sep 20, 2026 at 01:56:41. The seismic event was recorded at a depth of -139 km. No tsunami warning was issued.
No Tsunami WarningStatus: ReviewedType: Earthquake
Regional Seismicity
Technical Details
Depth-139 km
Significance0
Latitude2.4800
Longitude98.9200
Event IDemsc:20260920_0000029
Magnitude3.0
Updated:Sep 20, 2026, 02:00:39 UTC
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Time & depth
- Local time
- Sep 20, 2026, 08:56:41 GMT+7
- UTC
- Sep 20, 2026, 01:56:41 UTC
-139 km · Shallow-focus
Less than 70 km deep. Shaking is often stronger near the epicentre.
Nearby major cities
Nearby event sequence · 12
M3.1northern Sumatra, IndonesiaBeforeM3.2northern Sumatra, IndonesiaBeforeM3.9northern Sumatra, IndonesiaAfterM3.8southern Sumatra, IndonesiaAfterM4.4southern Sumatra, IndonesiaAfterM3.4Kep. Mentawai region, IndonesiaAfterM3.7off the west coast of northern SumatraAfterM4.3northern Sumatra, IndonesiaAfterM3.7Kepulauan Batu, IndonesiaAfterM3.4northern Sumatra, IndonesiaAfterM4.0northern Sumatra, IndonesiaAfterM3.4northern Sumatra, IndonesiaAfter
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