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Historic Earthquake
1936 Indonesia Earthquake
9 September 1936 · N Sumatera, Tapanuli · Indonesia
On 9 September 1936, an earthquake struck Indonesia (N Sumatera, Tapanuli). It occurred on the Sunda Plate, 104 km from its boundary with the Burma Plate (continental rift). It killed at least 17 people.
- Date
- 9 September 1936
- Maximum Intensity
- VIII (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 17
- Plate
- Sunda Plate
- Country
- Indonesia
- Nearest Volcano
- Mount Sinabung (106 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
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- 20052005 Sumatra Earthquake · M 8.61,319 deaths
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Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth