Weak mag. 3.3 earthquake - Indian Ocean, 16 km southwest of Singkil, Aceh, Indonesia, on Thursday, May 26, 2022 at 2:38 am (GMT +7) -
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Weak magnitude 3.3 earthquake at 32 km depth
25 May 19:46 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 8 minutes.
Earthquake details
| Date & time | May 25, 2022 19:38:53 UTC - |
| Local time at epicenter | Thursday, May 26, 2022 at 2:38 am (GMT +7) |
| Status | Confirmed |
| Magnitude | 3.3 |
| Depth | 32.0 km |
| Epicenter latitude / longitude | 2.19°N / 97.68°E  (Indian Ocean, Indonesia) |
| Antipode | 2.19°S / 82.32°W |
| Shaking intensity | Very weak shaking |
| Felt | 0 reports |
| Primary data source | EMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre) |
| Nearest volcano | Toba (129 km / 80 mi) |
| Nearby towns and cities | 16 km (10 mi) SW of Singkil (pop: 46,800) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 132 km (82 mi) WNW of Sibolga (pop: 79,700) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 136 km (84 mi) SW of Kabanjahe (pop: 57,200) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 145 km (90 mi) SW of Berastagi (pop: 44,800) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 176 km (110 mi) WSW of Pematangsiantar (pop: 209,600) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 181 km (112 mi) SSW of Binjai (pop: 228,800) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 190 km (118 mi) SW of Medan (pop: 1,751,000) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 207 km (129 mi) SW of Percut (pop: 311,100) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 119 km (74 mi) N of Nias Island (pop: 756,300) | Show on map | Quakes nearby |
| Weather at epicenter at time of quake | Overcast Clouds  26.2°C (79 F), humidity: 82%, wind: 3 m/s (6 kts) from NNE |
| Estimated seismic energy released | 5.6 x 109 joules (1.56 megawatt hours, equivalent to 1.34 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy |
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| Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
| 3.3 | 32 km | NORTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA | EMSC |
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