Magnitude 4.4 earthquake strikes near Pematangsiantar, North Sumatra, Indonesia

Indonesia's Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical Agency reported a magnitude 4.4 quake in Indonesia near Pematangsiantar, North Sumatra, only 19 minutes ago. The earthquake hit in the evening on Sunday 29 August 2021 at 8:05 pm local time at an intermediate to considerable depth of 159 km. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.
Our monitoring service identified a second report from the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) which listed the quake at magnitude 4.4 as well.
Towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Ambarita (pop. 2,000) located 7 km from the epicenter, Tomok Bolon (pop. 10,000) 8 km away, Pematangsiantar (pop. 209,600) 34 km away, Tongging (pop. 16,000) 44 km away, Pekan Bahapal (pop. 40,000) 55 km away, Kabanjahe (pop. 57,200) 60 km away, and Berastagi (pop. 44,800) 67 km away. In Medan (pop. 1,751,000, 99 km away), the quake was probably not felt.
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Earthquake data:
Date & time: Aug 29, 2021 8:05 pm (GMT +7) local time (29 Aug 2021 13:05 GMT)
Magnitude: 4.4
Depth: 159.0 km
Epicenterlatitude / longitude: 2.72°N / 98.88°E (North Sumatra, Indonesia)
Primary data source: BMKG
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