Earthquake details

Tuesday, March 29, 2005 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Tuesday, March 29, 2005 at 05:25 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Singkil (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 129.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 96.634 and latitude 2.143.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	26.9 km
Coordinates	2.143, 96.634
UTC time	2005-03-29 05:25:25.450

Location	Gunungsitoli
Country	Indonesia (ID)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2005-03-29

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Singkil	129.4 km
Gunungsitoli	144.7 km
Meulaboh	229.8 km
Kabanjahe	232.3 km
Berastagi	239.1 km
Sibolga	243.1 km
Tarutung	259.8 km
Binjai	262.1 km
Sunggal	272.0 km
Medan	277.1 km
Pematangsiantar	285.6 km
Belawan	291.4 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.6

Meulaboh

Indonesia · 2026-06-07 13:06 UTC

76.3 km

M 4.3

Meulaboh

Indonesia · 2026-06-04 02:44 UTC

97.1 km

M 4.4

Gunungsitoli

Indonesia · 2026-05-30 05:15 UTC

73.1 km

M 4.7

Gunungsitoli

Indonesia · 2026-05-29 01:10 UTC

23.1 km

M 4.9

Gunungsitoli

Indonesia · 2026-03-20 12:28 UTC

49.0 km

M 4.1

Gunungsitoli

Indonesia · 2026-03-11 10:05 UTC

39.6 km

M 5.2

Gunungsitoli

Indonesia · 2026-03-08 06:05 UTC

16.1 km

M 4.0

Singkil

Indonesia · 2026-03-03 05:59 UTC

69.1 km

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