Magnitude 4.6 earthquake strikes near Lahat, Lahat Regency, Sumatera Selatan, Indonesia

An earthquake of magnitude 4.6 occurred only 5 minutes ago 28 km northwest of Lahat, Indonesia, Indonesia's Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical Agency reported.
The quake hit at an intermediate to considerable depth of 200. km beneath the epicenter near Lahat, Lahat Regency, Sumatera Selatan, Indonesia, early morning on Saturday, January 31st, 2026, at 6:03 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 data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.
A second report was later issued by the citizen-seismograph network of RaspberryShake, which listed it as a magnitude 4.8 earthquake.
Towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Lahat (pop. 65,900) located 28 km from the epicenter, Tanjungagung (pop. 53,100) 57 km away, Pagar Alam (pop. 70,400) 60 km away, Lubuklinggau (pop. 234,200) 74 km away, and Prabumulih (pop. 103,500) 84 km away. In Baturaja (pop. 134,800, 101 km away), the quake was probably not felt.
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Earthquake data:
Date & time: Jan 30, 2026 11:03 pm (Universal Time) local time (30 Jan 2026 23:03 GMT)
Magnitude: 4.8
Depth: 233.00 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 3.3°S / 103.73°E (Lahat Regency, Sumatera Selatan, Indonesia)
Primary data source: BMKG
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