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2008 Indonesia Earthquake
20 February 2008 · Sumatera, Aceh Province · Indonesia
On 20 February 2008 at 08:08 UTC, a magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck Indonesia (Sumatera, Aceh Province), at a depth of 26 km. It occurred on the Burma Plate, 84 km from its boundary with the Sunda Plate (continental rift). It killed at least 3 people and injured 25.
- Date
- 20 February 2008
- Time
- 08:08 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.4
- Depth
- 26 km
- Deaths
- 3
- Injuries
- 25
- Plate
- Burma Plate
- Country
- Indonesia
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
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- 20022002 Sumatra Earthquake · M 7.33 deaths
- 1969Off Nw Coast Sumatera · M 7.7
- 19071907 Sumatra Earthquake · M 8.22,188 deaths
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth