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M6.2 — Sinabang, Indonesia
6.2
Magnitude
Strong
62 km SE of Sinabang, Indonesia
18.0 km Shallow focus
1 Felt Reports
No Tsunami Alert
Green PAGER Alert
2.0076, 96.6950 Coordinates
Reviewed Data Status
Epicenter · 2.0076°, 96.6950° · OpenStreetMap

This strong M6.2 earthquake was a shallow-focus event, striking at 18 km beneath Sinabang, Indonesia. Strong earthquakes at this magnitude are widely felt across a broad region and can cause moderate to heavy damage to vulnerable structures near the epicenter.

At 18 km, this is a very shallow earthquake. Shallow-focus events typically generate stronger surface shaking relative to their magnitude, concentrating energy in a smaller area near the epicenter.

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