M6.4 earthquake in Indonesia on November 27, 2025

On November 27, 2025 at 04:56 UTC the ground shook with a magnitude 6.4 earthquake. The epicenter was 54 km west of Sinabang, with the focus 17 km deep. It was a shallow quake, and shallow quakes are usually felt most strongly at the surface.

6.4magnitude
17 kmdepth
04:56time UTC
greenUSGS alert
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Key facts

7 people reported feeling it to USGS. The USGS PAGER system issued a green alert, expecting little impact.

Nearest cities

  • Subulussalam (Indonesia)214 km
  • Gunungsitoli (Indonesia)244 km
  • Langsa (Indonesia)296 km
  • Binjai (Indonesia)298 km
  • Lhokseumawe (Indonesia)304 km

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Aftershocks

Since then USGS has recorded 12 quakes of magnitude 4.5 or more within 150 km, the strongest M6.2.

  • M6.2 · Mar 3, 04:56 UTC114 km
  • M5.2 · Mar 8, 06:05 UTC105 km
  • M5.2 · Dec 9, 07:02 UTC17 km
  • M5.0 · Oct 20, 16:29 UTC143 km
  • M4.9 · Mar 20, 12:28 UTC58 km
  • M4.7 · May 29, 01:10 UTC121 km
  • M4.7 · Jan 13, 00:53 UTC21 km
  • M4.6 · Jun 7, 13:06 UTC24 km

Regional history

Since 1976 there have been 63 earthquakes of magnitude 6 or more within 300 km. The strongest was M9.1 (December 26, 2004).

  • M9.1 · December 26, 200464 km
  • M8.6 · March 28, 2005146 km
  • M7.8 · April 6, 2010127 km
  • M7.4 · November 2, 200219 km
  • M7.4 · February 20, 20086 km

See also

Live earthquake mapAll earthquakes todayEarthquakes in IndonesiaWeather in SubulussalamEvent details at USGS

Source: USGS Earthquake Hazards Program (public domain). Seismologists may still revise the data. Data from Feb 25, 16:18 UTC.