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Historic Earthquake
1995 Indonesia Earthquake
6 October 1995 · Sumatera, Jambi Province · Indonesia
On 6 October 1995 at 18:09 UTC, a magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck Indonesia (Sumatera, Jambi Province), at a depth of 33 km. It occurred on the Sunda Plate, 269 km from its boundary with the Australian Plate (subduction zone). It killed at least 84 people and injured 1,868. 17,600 homes were destroyed.
- Date
- 6 October 1995
- Time
- 18:09 UTC
- Magnitude
- 6.8
- Depth
- 33 km
- Deaths
- 84
- Injuries
- 1,868
- Homes Destroyed
- 17,600
- Plate
- Sunda Plate
- Country
- Indonesia
- Nearest Volcano
- Mount Kerinci (43 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 2010October 2010 Sumatra Earthquake and Tsunami · M 7.8431 deaths
- 20092009 Sumatra Earthquakes · M 7.51,117 deaths
- 2007September 2007 Sumatra Earthquakes · M 8.425 deaths
- 2007September 2007 Sumatra Earthquakes · M 7.9
- 19431943 Alahan Panjang Earthquakes · M 7.6
- 1914Sumatera · M 7.620 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