Earthquake details

Tuesday, January 19, 2016 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Tuesday, January 19, 2016 at 02:02 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Singkil (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 124.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 96.688 and latitude 2.070.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	16.5 km
Coordinates	2.070, 96.688
UTC time	2016-01-19 02:02:05.400

Location	Gunungsitoli
Country	Indonesia (ID)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2016-01-19

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Singkil	124.8 km
Gunungsitoli	134.8 km
Kabanjahe	230.9 km
Sibolga	235.7 km
Berastagi	238.0 km
Meulaboh	239.2 km
Tarutung	253.4 km
Binjai	262.6 km
Sunggal	272.1 km
Medan	277.1 km
Pematangsiantar	282.7 km
Belawan	292.0 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.6

Meulaboh

Indonesia · 2026-06-07 13:06 UTC

86.3 km

M 4.4

Gunungsitoli

Indonesia · 2026-05-30 05:15 UTC

74.7 km

M 4.7

Gunungsitoli

Indonesia · 2026-05-29 01:10 UTC

16.1 km

M 4.3

Gunungsitoli

Indonesia · 2026-04-19 00:01 UTC

99.0 km

M 4.9

Gunungsitoli

Indonesia · 2026-03-20 12:28 UTC

57.4 km

M 4.1

Gunungsitoli

Indonesia · 2026-03-11 10:05 UTC

38.2 km

M 5.2

Gunungsitoli

Indonesia · 2026-03-08 06:05 UTC

13.7 km

M 4.0

Singkil

Indonesia · 2026-03-03 05:59 UTC

69.4 km

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