Moderate 4.6 quake hits near Teluk Dalam, Kabupaten Nias Selatan, North Sumatra, Indonesia

A shallow magnitude 4.6 earthquake was reported early evening near Teluk Dalam, Kabupaten Nias Selatan, North Sumatra, Indonesia.
According to Indonesia's Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical Agency, the quake hit on Wednesday, June 10th, 2026, at 6:10 pm local time at a shallow depth of 15. km. Shallow earthquakes are felt more strongly than deeper ones as they are closer to the surface. 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 citizen-seismograph network of RaspberryShake which listed the quake at magnitude 4.3.
Towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Teluk Dalam (pop. 25,800) located 102 km from the epicenter.
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Earthquake data:
Date & time: Jun 10, 2026 11:10 am (Universal Time) local time (10 Jun 2026 11:10 GMT)
Magnitude: 4.3
Depth: 19.00 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 0.22°N / 98.63°E (Kabupaten Nias Selatan, North Sumatra, Indonesia)
Primary data source: BMKG
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