Earthquake details

Saturday, January 15, 2011 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Saturday, January 15, 2011 at 16:26 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Singkil (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 167.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 96.285 and latitude 2.399.

Magnitude	5.4
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	2.399, 96.285
UTC time	2011-01-15 16:26:05.590

Location	Gunungsitoli
Country	Indonesia (ID)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2011-01-15

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Singkil	167.7 km
Gunungsitoli	192.7 km
Meulaboh	195.0 km
Kabanjahe	257.4 km
Berastagi	262.6 km
Binjai	278.8 km
Sibolga	287.2 km
Sunggal	290.3 km
Medan	295.8 km
Langsa	296.7 km
Tarutung	301.2 km
Belawan	307.5 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.6

Meulaboh

Indonesia · 2026-06-07 13:06 UTC

29.7 km

M 4.3

Meulaboh

Indonesia · 2026-06-04 02:44 UTC

53.1 km

M 4.4

Gunungsitoli

Indonesia · 2026-05-30 05:15 UTC

70.3 km

M 4.7

Gunungsitoli

Indonesia · 2026-05-29 01:10 UTC

70.3 km

M 4.9

Gunungsitoli

Indonesia · 2026-03-20 12:28 UTC

17.0 km

M 4.1

Gunungsitoli

Indonesia · 2026-03-11 10:05 UTC

61.1 km

M 4.3

Meulaboh

Indonesia · 2026-03-09 12:02 UTC

58.7 km

M 5.2

Gunungsitoli

Indonesia · 2026-03-08 06:05 UTC

54.6 km

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