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Historic Earthquake
1971 Indonesia Earthquake
4 February 1971 · Natal, Sibolga · Indonesia
On 4 February 1971 at 15:33 UTC, a magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck Indonesia (Natal, Sibolga), at a depth of 40 km. It occurred on the Sunda Plate, 203 km from its boundary with the Australian Plate (subduction zone).
- Date
- 4 February 1971
- Time
- 15:33 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.1
- Depth
- 40 km
- Maximum Intensity
- VI (Mercalli)
- Plate
- Sunda Plate
- Country
- Indonesia
- Nearest Volcano
- Sorikmarapi (83 km)
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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