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2012 Indian Ocean Earthquakes
11 April 2012 · N Sumatra, Off West Coast · Indonesia
On 11 April 2012 at 10:43 UTC, a magnitude 8.2 earthquake struck Indonesia (N Sumatra, Off West Coast), at a depth of 25 km. It occurred on the Indian Plate, 70 km from its boundary with the Australian Plate (collision zone). It triggered a tsunami. It is the 64th most powerful of the earthquakes recorded since 1900.
- Date
- 11 April 2012
- Time
- 10:43 UTC
- Magnitude
- 8.2
- Depth
- 25 km
- Tsunami
- Yes
- Plate
- Indian Plate
- Country
- Indonesia
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 20122012 Indian Ocean Earthquakes · M 8.610 deaths
- 1969Off Nw Coast Sumatera · M 7.7
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth