A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) strikes 18 kilometers (11 miles) from Padangsidempuan in Indonesia on Thursday. Exact location of earthquake, 99.3824° East, 1.5083° North, depth 165.98 km. The temblor was picked up at 13:52:13 / 1:52 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 165.98 km (103 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 04/09/25 / 2025-09-04 13:52:13 / September 4, 2025 @ 1:52 pm. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000qts0. Id of event: us7000qts0.

Epicenter of the event was 83 km (51 miles) from Rantauprapat (c. 103 000 pop), 19 km (12 miles) from Padangsidempuan (c. 100 600 pop), 72 km (45 miles) from Sibolga (c. 79 700 pop), 73 km (45 miles) from Bandar (c. 31 400 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, Indonesia (c. 242 968 000 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Rantauprapat, Bandar, Sibolga.

Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days thirteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year.

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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 18 km NE of Padangsidempuan, Indonesia. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.

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