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Historic Earthquake
2000 Sumatra Earthquake
4 June 2000 · Sumatra, Bengkulu · Indonesia
On 4 June 2000 at 16:28 UTC, a magnitude 7.9 earthquake struck Indonesia (Sumatra, Bengkulu), at a depth of 33 km. It occurred on the Sunda Plate, 157 km from its boundary with the Australian Plate (subduction zone). It killed at least 103 people and injured 2,174.
- Date
- 4 June 2000
- Time
- 16:28 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.9
- Depth
- 33 km
- Maximum Intensity
- VI (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 103
- Injuries
- 2,174
- Estimated Damage
- 6 million US dollars
- Plate
- Sunda Plate
- Country
- Indonesia
- Nearest Volcano
- Dempo (139 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 2010October 2010 Sumatra Earthquake and Tsunami · M 7.8431 deaths
- 2007September 2007 Sumatra Earthquakes · M 8.425 deaths
- 2007September 2007 Sumatra Earthquakes · M 7.9
- 19941994 Liwa Earthquake · M 6.9207 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