Magnitude 4.6 earthquake strikes near Sinabang, Simeulue Regency, Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam Province, Indonesia

An earthquake of magnitude 4.6 occurred only 7 minutes ago, 77 km northwest of Sinabang, Indonesia, the Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical Agency of Indonesia reported.
The quake struck at a shallow depth of 10. km beneath the epicenter near Sinabang, Simeulue Regency, Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam Province, Indonesia, on the morning of Saturday, September 5th, 2026, at 9:32 am local time. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review the data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their reports.
Weak shaking might have been felt in Sinabang (pop. 15,000), located 77 km from the epicenter.
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Earthquake data:
Date & time: Sep 5, 2026 09:32 am (GMT +7) local time (5 Sep 2026 02:32 GMT)
Magnitude: 4.6
Hypocenter depth: 10.00 km
Epicenter coordinates: 3.07°N / 96.01°E (Kabupaten Simeulue, Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam Province, Indonesia)
Primary data source: BMKG
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