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2016 Aceh Earthquake
6 December 2016 · Sumatra, Aceh · Indonesia
On 6 December 2016 at 22:03 UTC, a magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck Indonesia (Sumatra, Aceh), at a depth of 13 km. It occurred on the Sunda Plate, 26 km from its boundary with the Burma Plate (continental transform fault). It killed at least 104 people and injured 857. 245 homes were destroyed.
- Date
- 6 December 2016
- Time
- 22:03 UTC
- Magnitude
- 6.5
- Depth
- 13 km
- Maximum Intensity
- VIII (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 104
- Injuries
- 857
- Homes Destroyed
- 245
- Homes Damaged
- 18,752
- Estimated Damage
- 100 million US dollars
- Plate
- Sunda Plate
- Country
- Indonesia
- Nearest Volcano
- Peuet Sague (44 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
- 20042004 Indian Ocean Earthquake · M 9.1227,899 deaths
- 20022002 Sumatra Earthquake · M 7.33 deaths
- 1964Banda Aceh · M 7.0
- 1955Little Nicobar Island · M 7.3
- 1936Banda Aceh, Lhok Sukon · M 7.39 deaths
- 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