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October 2010 Sumatra Earthquake and Tsunami
25 October 2010 · Sumatra · Indonesia
On 25 October 2010 at 14:42 UTC, a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck Indonesia (Sumatra), at a depth of 20 km. It occurred on the Sunda Plate, 81 km from its boundary with the Australian Plate (subduction zone). It killed at least 431 people. 700 homes were destroyed.
- Date
- 25 October 2010
- Time
- 14:42 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.8
- Depth
- 20 km
- Deaths
- 431
- Homes Destroyed
- 700
- Estimated Damage
- 39 million US dollars
- Tsunami
- See the tsunami (16.9 m wave)
- Plate
- Sunda Plate
- Country
- Indonesia
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 2007September 2007 Sumatra Earthquakes · M 8.425 deaths
- 2007September 2007 Sumatra Earthquakes · M 7.9
- 20002000 Sumatra Earthquake · M 7.9103 deaths
- 1995Sumatera, Jambi Province · M 6.884 deaths
- 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