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Historic Earthquake
1908 Indonesia Earthquake
6 February 1908 · Indonesia
On 6 February 1908, a magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck Indonesia, at a depth of 130 km. It occurred on the Sunda Plate, 146 km from its boundary with the Australian Plate (subduction zone). It triggered a tsunami.
- Date
- 6 February 1908
- Magnitude
- 7.5
- Depth
- 130 km
- Tsunami
- Yes
- Plate
- Sunda Plate
- Country
- Indonesia
- Nearest Volcano
- Mount Talang (136 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
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- 2010October 2010 Sumatra Earthquake and Tsunami · M 7.8431 deaths
- 20092009 Sumatra Earthquakes · M 7.51,117 deaths
- 2007September 2007 Sumatra Earthquakes · M 7.9
- 19431943 Alahan Panjang Earthquakes · M 7.6
- 19351935 Sumatra Earthquake · M 7.9
- 1914Sumatera · M 7.620 deaths
- 19091909 Kerinci Earthquake · M 7.6
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth