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Historic Earthquake
1943 Alahan Panjang Earthquakes
9 June 1943 · S Sumatera · Indonesia
On 9 June 1943 at 03:06 UTC, a magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck Indonesia (S Sumatera), at a depth of 50 km. It occurred on the Sunda Plate, 301 km from its boundary with the Australian Plate (subduction zone).
- Date
- 9 June 1943
- Time
- 03:06 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.6
- Depth
- 50 km
- Plate
- Sunda Plate
- Country
- Indonesia
- Nearest Volcano
- Mount Talang (36 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 20232024 Mentawai Earthquake · M 7.1
- 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
- 2007March 2007 Sumatra Earthquakes · M 6.467 deaths
- 1995Sumatera, Jambi Province · M 6.884 deaths
- 19091909 Kerinci Earthquake · M 7.6
- 1908Indonesia · M 7.5
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth