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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.
This is an incomplete list of more recent recorded major earthquakes that have occurred within the boundaries of Indonesia.The determinants of the activity are indicated by the geology of the region, and the volcanic activity.
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 2012 Indian Ocean earthquakes were magnitude 8.6 and 8.2 M w undersea earthquakes that struck near the Indonesian province of Aceh on 11 April at 15:38 local time. . Initially, authorities feared that the initial earthquake would cause a tsunami and warnings were issued across the Indian Ocean; however, these warnings were subsequently can
The Great Sumatran fault, also known as Semangko fault, is a large strike-slip fault running the entire length of the island of Sumatra.This Indonesian island is located in a highly seismic area of the world, including a subduction zone off the west coast of the island.
The first of the 2009 Sumatra earthquakes (Indonesian: Gempa bumi Sumatra 2009) occurred on 30 September off the coast of Sumatra, Indonesia with a moment magnitude of 7.6 at 17:16:10 local time. The epicenter was 45 kilometres (28 mi) west-northwest of Padang, West Sumatra, and 220 kilometres (140 mi) southwest of Pekanbaru, Riau.
UTC time: 2005-03-28 16:09:37: ISC event: 7486110: USGS-ANSSComCat: Local date: 28 March 2005 (): Local time: 23:09:37: Magnitude: 8.6 M w [1]: Depth: 30.0 km (18.6 mi) [1] Epicenter: 1]: Fault: Sunda megathrust: Type: Megathrust: Areas affected: Indonesia: Max. intensity: MMI VIII (Severe) [2]: Tsunami: 3.0 m (9.8 ft) at Simeulue: Landslides: Yes: Casualties: 915–1,314 deaths [3] 340 ...
The greatest run-up height of the tsunami was measured at a hill between Lhoknga and Leupung, on the western coast of the northern tip of Sumatra, near Banda Aceh, and reached 51 m (167 ft). [4] [84] The tsunami heights in Sumatra: [77] 15–30 m (49–98 ft) on the west coast of Aceh; 6–12 m (20–39 ft) on the Banda Aceh coast