Earthquake · Reviewed by USGS

M4.9 earthquake southern Sumatra, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck southern Sumatra, Indonesia at Sep 19, 2023, 12:16 UTC, at a depth of 61 km. The epicentre was 137 km (85 mi) SSW of Baturaja.

Details

Magnitude	4.9 mb
Time	Sep 19, 2023, 12:16 UTC
Depth	60.8 km
Coordinates	-5.266, 103.686
Felt reports	0
Tsunami flag	None
Source	USGS event page

Fig. 1The epicentre and other earthquakes within 100 km, since the day before

01 — Nearby

Nearest cities

02 — Around it

Other earthquakes within 100 km

Other earthquakes within 100 km since the day before this event
Magnitude	Location	Distance	Depth	Time
4.4	107 km SSW of Pagar Alam, Indonesia	92 km / 57 mi	depth 46 km	Sep 9, 00:23 UTC
4.5	62 km S of Pagar Alam, Indonesia	90 km / 56 mi	depth 86 km	Sep 1, 12:23 UTC
4.9	144 km SW of Kotabumi, Indonesia	38 km / 24 mi	depth 53 km	Jul 24, 17:28 UTC
5.0	90 km SSW of Pagar Alam, Indonesia	94 km / 58 mi	depth 66 km	Jun 20, 01:40 UTC
4.6	139 km SSW of Baturaja, Indonesia	11 km / 7 mi	depth 64 km	Apr 25, 23:01 UTC
4.9	181 km WSW of Bandar Lampung, Indonesia	98 km / 61 mi	depth 49 km	Apr 7, 13:40 UTC
4.3	213 km SW of Kotabumi, Indonesia	89 km / 56 mi	depth 40 km	Mar 13, 21:16 UTC
4.5	114 km WSW of Bandar Lampung, Indonesia	89 km / 55 mi	depth 56 km	Feb 3, 23:26 UTC
4.4	157 km WSW of Kotabumi, Indonesia	35 km / 22 mi	depth 56 km	Jan 9, 01:35 UTC
4.4	66 km W of Kotabumi, Indonesia	86 km / 53 mi	depth 175 km	Nov 25, 07:35 UTC
4.6	99 km W of Bandar Lampung, Indonesia	85 km / 53 mi	depth 10 km	Sep 26, 14:55 UTC
5.0	89 km SSW of Pagar Alam, Indonesia	87 km / 54 mi	depth 65 km	Aug 30, 13:35 UTC
4.7	111 km SSW of Pagar Alam, Indonesia	93 km / 58 mi	depth 59 km	Aug 1, 22:05 UTC
4.4	142 km S of Pagar Alam, Indonesia	39 km / 24 mi	depth 43 km	Jul 25, 04:56 UTC
4.3	37 km SSW of Baturaja, Indonesia	100 km / 62 mi	depth 117 km	Jun 22, 11:56 UTC
4.7	100 km SSW of Pagar Alam, Indonesia	89 km / 55 mi	depth 65 km	Jun 17, 13:35 UTC
4.2	158 km SSW of Pagar Alam, Indonesia	93 km / 58 mi	depth 47 km	Apr 7, 21:28 UTC
4.7	169 km S of Pagar Alam, Indonesia	83 km / 52 mi	depth 10 km	Feb 22, 23:44 UTC
5.1	218 km SW of Kotabumi, Indonesia	93 km / 58 mi	depth 40 km	Feb 8, 05:00 UTC
4.2	191 km SW of Kotabumi, Indonesia	72 km / 44 mi	depth 35 km	Jan 9, 18:44 UTC
4.3	112 km SW of Kotabumi, Indonesia	60 km / 37 mi	depth 64 km	Dec 3, 04:22 UTC
4.5	111 km SSW of Pagar Alam, Indonesia	99 km / 62 mi	depth 65 km	Oct 6, 20:04 UTC
4.4	97 km SSW of Pagar Alam, Indonesia	87 km / 54 mi	depth 65 km	Sep 17, 05:14 UTC
4.7	96 km SSW of Pagar Alam, Indonesia	87 km / 54 mi	depth 66 km	Jun 15, 15:31 UTC
4.9	100 km SSW of Pagar Alam, Indonesia	83 km / 52 mi	depth 64 km	May 21, 00:53 UTC

USGS can revise magnitude and location after the first report. See magnitude vs intensity and aftershocks.