Earthquake details

Thursday, August 14, 1952 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Thursday, August 14, 1952 at 16:01 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Singkil (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 74.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 97.182 and latitude 2.560.

Magnitude	5.7
Alert	Strong
Depth	47.9 km
Coordinates	2.560, 97.182
UTC time	1952-08-14 16:01:10.450

Location	Singkil
Country	Indonesia (ID)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1952-08-14

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Singkil	74.0 km
Gunungsitoli	149.5 km
Kabanjahe	157.4 km
Berastagi	163.6 km
Binjai	185.5 km
Sunggal	195.4 km
Sibolga	199.9 km
Medan	200.5 km
Tarutung	207.5 km
Meulaboh	211.8 km
Pematangsiantar	214.4 km
Belawan	214.8 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.0 Singkil Indonesia · 2026-03-03 05:59 UTC	8.6 km
M 4.2 Singkil Indonesia · 2025-09-17 21:06 UTC	55.3 km
M 4.1 Gunungsitoli Indonesia · 2025-07-01 13:07 UTC	100.6 km

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