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September 2007 Sumatra Earthquakes
12 September 2007 · Sumatra · Indonesia
On 12 September 2007 at 11:10 UTC, a magnitude 8.4 earthquake struck Indonesia (Sumatra), at a depth of 34 km. It occurred on the Sunda Plate, 114 km from its boundary with the Australian Plate (subduction zone). It killed at least 25 people and injured 161. 56,425 homes were destroyed. It is the 24th most powerful of the earthquakes recorded since 1900.
- Date
- 12 September 2007
- Time
- 11:10 UTC
- Magnitude
- 8.4
- Depth
- 34 km
- Deaths
- 25
- Injuries
- 161
- Homes Destroyed
- 56,425
- Tsunami
- See the tsunami (5.0 m wave)
- Plate
- Sunda Plate
- Country
- Indonesia
- Nearest Volcano
- Mount Kaba (173 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 7.9
- 20002000 Sumatra Earthquake · M 7.9103 deaths
- 1995Sumatera, Jambi Province · M 6.884 deaths
- 19311931 Southwest Sumatra Earthquake · M 7.4
- 1914Sumatera · M 7.620 deaths
- 19091909 Kerinci Earthquake · M 7.6
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth