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Historic Earthquake
April 2010 Sumatra Earthquake
6 April 2010 · Sumatra · Indonesia
On 6 April 2010 at 22:15 UTC, a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck Indonesia (Sumatra), at a depth of 31 km. It occurred on the Sunda Plate, 37 km from its boundary with the Burma Plate (continental rift). It triggered a tsunami. 64 homes were destroyed.
- Date
- 6 April 2010
- Time
- 22:15 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.8
- Depth
- 31 km
- Maximum Intensity
- V (Mercalli)
- Injuries
- 22
- Homes Destroyed
- 64
- Homes Damaged
- 949
- Tsunami
- Yes
- Plate
- Sunda Plate
- Country
- Indonesia
- Nearest Volcano
- Mount Sinabung (173 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 2010May 2010 Northern Sumatra Earthquake · M 7.2
- 2008Sumatera, Aceh Province · M 7.43 deaths
- 20052005 Sumatra Earthquake · M 8.61,319 deaths
- 20042004 Indian Ocean Earthquake · M 9.1227,899 deaths
- 20022002 Sumatra Earthquake · M 7.33 deaths
- 1969Off Nw Coast Sumatera · M 7.7
- 19351935 Sumatra Earthquake · M 7.9
- 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