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Pematangsiantar, Indonesia

Earthquakes Shake North Sumatra

A light mag. 3.9 earthquake struck 66 km southwest of Langsa, Indonesia, on Saturday morning, per volcanodiscovery.com.

The region experienced several recent quakes including a 2.3-magnitude event near Padangsidempuan and a 2.2-mag quake near Kabanjahe, volcanodiscovery.com reports.

Pematangsiantar sits in North Sumatra, a seismically active area where such tremors are not uncommon, though none have caused significant damage reported yet.

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01volcanodiscoveryvolcanodiscovery.com · 7 NovLight mag. 3.9 earthquake - Kabupaten Gayo Lues, 66 km southwest of Langsa, Indonesia, on Saturday, Nov 7, 2026, at 01:59 am (GMT +0) 02volcanodiscoveryvolcanodiscovery.com · 6 NovLight mag. 3.0 earthquake - 43 km northwest of Sidikalang, Kabupaten Dairi, North Sumatra, Indonesia, on Friday, Nov 6, 2026, at 07:34 am (GMT +7) 03volcanodiscoveryvolcanodiscovery.com · 5 NovLight mag. 3.7 earthquake - Kabupaten Gayo Lues, 65 km southwest of Langsa, Indonesia, on Friday, Nov 6, 2026, at 05:25 am (GMT +7) 04volcanodiscoveryvolcanodiscovery.com · 7 NovWeak mag. 2.3 earthquake - 46 km north of Padangsidempuan, Kota Padangsidimpuan, North Sumatra, Indonesia, on Friday, Nov 6, 2026, at 08:40 pm (GMT +0) 05volcanodiscoveryvolcanodiscovery.com · 6 NovWeak mag. 2.2 earthquake - 16 km southwest of Kabanjahe, Kabupaten Karo, North Sumatra, Indonesia, on Saturday, Nov 7, 2026, at 03:09 am (GMT +7) 06volcanodiscoveryvolcanodiscovery.com · 1 NovWeak mag. 2.0 earthquake - Kabupaten Aceh Selatan, 21 km northwest of Subulussalam, Indonesia, on Monday, Nov 2, 2026, at 03:23 am (GMT +7)

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