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Historic Earthquake
1994 Liwa Earthquake
15 February 1994 · Southern Sumatera, Liwa · Indonesia
On 15 February 1994 at 17:07 UTC, a magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck Indonesia (Southern Sumatera, Liwa), at a depth of 23 km. It occurred on the Sunda Plate, 319 km from its boundary with the Australian Plate (subduction zone). It killed at least 207 people and injured 2,000. 6,000 homes were destroyed.
- Date
- 15 February 1994
- Time
- 17:07 UTC
- Magnitude
- 6.9
- Depth
- 23 km
- Deaths
- 207
- Injuries
- 2,000
- Homes Destroyed
- 6,000
- Estimated Damage
- 170 million US dollars
- Plate
- Sunda Plate
- Country
- Indonesia
- Nearest Volcano
- Suoh (32 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 20002000 Sumatra Earthquake · M 7.9103 deaths
- 1933S Sumatera · M 7.5
- 19311931 Southwest Sumatra Earthquake · M 7.4
- 1914Sumatera · M 7.620 deaths
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth