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The 2016 Aceh earthquake (Indonesian: Gempa Aceh 2016) struck the Indonesian island of Sumatra with a M w of 6.5 in Aceh province on 7 December 2016, at 05:03 WIB (22:03 UTC 6 December 2016). The shock was reported to be at a depth of 13 km, categorized as a strong, shallow earthquake.
8.4 M w [65] Including 6 missing in Chile. 2015 Illapel earthquake: 5 March 2021 08:28 (local time) Kermadec Islands, New Zealand: 0 8.1 M w [66] Was preceded by an M w 7.4 foreshock and unrelated M w 7.3 event a few hours earlier. 2021 Kermadec Islands earthquakes: 28 July 2021 22:15 (local time) Alaska, United States 0 8.2
On 2 July 2013, an earthquake struck the Indonesian island of Sumatra on 2 July with a moment magnitude of 6.1 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of VI (Strong).The strike-slip earthquake killed at least 43 people [4] and injured more than 2,500 others [5] in the province of Aceh (on the northern end of Sumatra) where approximately 4,300 homes were damaged or destroyed.
The earthquake struck Timor with a magnitude of 6.9. [4] The earthquake caused 3 fatalities on Alor alone, [5] and 181 injuries. 1,150 buildings were destroyed and at least 5,400 civilians were left homeless. [4] Damage by the epicenter was estimated at 1991 USD $7,700,000. [4]
A M w 6.4 earthquake struck the island of Lombok on the morning of 29 July 2018 at a shallow depth of 14 km (8.7 mi). [5] Widespread damage was reported in the area, and authorities confirmed that 20 people were killed in the earthquake while hundreds were injured. [3] [6] The epicentre was located in Sembalun Subdistrict, East Lombok Regency.
The magnitude 8.4 earthquake was the most powerful earthquake of 2007 to date, more powerful than the two March 2007 Sumatra earthquakes nearby and the 2007 Peru earthquake. It was the second most powerful earthquake since the magnitude 9.3 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake , exceeded only by the magnitude 8.6 2005 Nias–Simeulue earthquake .
An earthquake occurred on July 17, 2006, at 15:19:27 local time along a subduction zone off the coast of west and central Java, a large and densely populated island in the Indonesian archipelago. The shock had a moment magnitude of 7.7 and a maximum perceived intensity of IV ( Light ) in Jakarta , the capital and largest city of Indonesia.
The entire provincial government of Aceh, which had its capital at Banda Aceh was reportedly wiped out by the deaths of the provincial legislators and government workers. UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan described the devastation in the Indonesian province of Aceh as the worst he had ever seen, after touring the region by helicopter on Friday 7 ...