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M5.2 Earthquake Strikes off Northern Sumatra, Indonesia

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A regional map on a satellite base showing a marker off the west coast of northern Sumatra, Indonesia, at the earthquake's epicentre
Location of the epicentre near northern Sumatra, IndonesiaBase: NASA Earth Observatory Blue Marble (MODIS, 2004) via NASA Worldview/GIBS; coastline: Natural Earth (public domain); position: the reporting agency's own coordinates · cc0

A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck off the west coast of northern Sumatra, Indonesia, at 2:59 a.m. UTC on Nov. 14, 2026, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The quake's depth was 10 kilometers.

As of 7:59 a.m. UTC on Nov. 14, 2026, one person had reported feeling the quake, according to USGS.

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