Moderate earthquake of magnitude 4.5 just reported 23 km southwest of Blangpidie, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake near Blangpidie, Southwest Aceh Regency, Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam Province, Indonesia, was reported only 16 minutes ago by Indonesia's Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical Agency, considered the main national agency that monitors seismic activity in Indonesia. The earthquake occurred at a shallow depth of 10. km beneath the epicenter in the evening on Monday, March 24th, 2025, at 9:26 pm local time. 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.
Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should not have caused any significant damage, but was probably felt by many people as light vibration in the area of the epicenter.
Weak shaking might have been felt in Blangpidie (pop. 24,100) located 23 km from the epicenter.
Other towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Meulaboh (pop. 64,600) located 84 km from the epicenter.
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Earthquake data:
Date & time: Mar 24, 2025 09:26 pm (GMT +7) local time (24 Mar 2025 14:26 GMT)
Magnitude: 4.5
Depth: 10.00 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 3.62°N / 96.67°E (Nagan Raya Regency, Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam Province, Indonesia)
Primary data source: BMKG
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