# Earthquakes Shake North Sumatra

- Place: Pematangsiantar, Indonesia (2.9614, 99.0615)
- Published: 2026-11-08T15:27:56.912Z · expires 2026-11-15T15:27:56.912Z
- Floors (The Arena): none
- Page: https://emergencemachine.com/brief/9g5
- AI-written summary of the sources below; check them.

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.

## Sources

- [Light mag. 3.9 earthquake - Kabupaten Gayo Lues, 66 km southwest of Langsa, Indonesia, on Saturday, Nov 7, 2026, at 01:59 am (GMT +0)](https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/earthquakes/quake-info/23613479/mag3quake-Nov-7-2026-Northern-Sumatra-Indonesia.html) · volcanodiscovery.com · 2026-11-07
- [Light 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)](https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/earthquakes/quake-info/23610533/mag3quake-Nov-6-2026-Northern-Sumatra-Indonesia.html) · volcanodiscovery.com · 2026-11-06
- [Light mag. 3.7 earthquake - Kabupaten Gayo Lues, 65 km southwest of Langsa, Indonesia, on Friday, Nov 6, 2026, at 05:25 am (GMT +7)](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiuAFBVV95cUxPRjdQM3RwQVNjdnNpY2V2TEtrM28yRFpJNDdVWGxocl9SOTVnMTBQdWdKamJrc2Z5VGFsTTRRQ044d3lMVzlwQzcwRG15RlQxc1ROZUgwcTNTTXlSYmZJY0QyTnliNFYwOERqSUpTN3EyZ25qYUtyNlJPSmhRbl9xUUltTzNkUWxwc3NQZW1MbFpqYXlMV1FYOVhac1JIT0NKQTlHMk51eXVqTUI1eG15bnlLQmI4dHFI?oc=5) · volcanodiscovery.com · 2026-11-05
- [Weak 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)](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiuAFBVV95cUxNQnJZWDY1Q1NncGFuaGdWUEhtNlY2SURxRGYyUFlNazRJOEFldlByemFQeXZoc3BvWWUyazd5c0MyQko2ajgzb3VROGdLZkJDSm1zOUFWZ2V0a2RJUGZtM2hKQWRyRjl2TDNxeFQyZU5XLTNGSnFaYTl5VllDQ00wRnlJN2lxeGhFeTN6cTh6a0xNOUJDSlNEMjBHemtJazU1emdQTjY0ZG5Beks3NFVaYlplR0JIMUFF?oc=5) · volcanodiscovery.com · 2026-11-07
- [Weak 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)](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiuAFBVV95cUxOWnhMQ3B6TUNzVUt0X056RGRKclZRZXR1MEQzYk41OHUxVTdnSnVweDJENW1TOW92X1hUOVpGTVRCY1N6TDE4YkFVMUdSVEpVbUhfMk82OHpDeWtfalR3VklVT1VyMEh0d05LRUFZX3R3N21NVDR2V2xsMXpGY25UbDdnN2NNMnZDQzduVFRrYWllZEk5RXdEZTF2M0FyYnRHZGRocjRCQzl5dGFOLVh6Vm9LaTl4Zjln?oc=5) · volcanodiscovery.com · 2026-11-06
- [Weak mag. 2.0 earthquake - Kabupaten Aceh Selatan, 21 km northwest of Subulussalam, Indonesia, on Monday, Nov 2, 2026, at 03:23 am (GMT +7)](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiuAFBVV95cUxNRkVzM3dWUUJaRldnR2tZcGxKSVpPMEZnc3hNX2Y2SzdHMkNDdzdXazJXVElvZ1NmeEQ4NnY5ZEVKNF9xcXB5YWwxWkNGZHRyZmVjWTNjUmpsNXVOenlJbU9MdlM1YXlyekptMElPbGVfc3JZTnJaWGdZQ0pNUzgzOXBOMnJYb2QtRFY1U1RmOGd6MlY4U1ZpQmVQSDZtZzdKRDdIV0hMa1VsSGNHbE51YVBxUGVPVW5f?oc=5) · volcanodiscovery.com · 2026-11-01

## Open data shown on the globe

- M4.4 earthquake · USGS · plate boundaries: Bird 2003: 50 km deep · 1 d ago · 2 quakes nearby this week · check: https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/map/?extent=-4.0,90.1&extent=10.0,108.1&range=week