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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.
Large numbers of earthquakes of smaller magnitude occur very regularly due to the meeting of major tectonic plates in the region. Based on the records of the USGS, Indonesia has had more than 150 earthquakes with magnitude > 7 in the period 1901–2019.
Aceh: The government of Aceh Province delivered donations to Acehnese residents who are earthquake victims in Cianjur. [117] Karimun Regency: The regency government provided Rp 269 million. [118] East Lombok Regency: Rp 1.2 billion in donations. [119] Bekasi: The city raised Rp 272 million in donations and provided basic needs.
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] [85] The tsunami heights in Sumatra: [78] 15–30 m (49–98 ft) on the west coast of Aceh; 6–12 m (20–39 ft) on the Banda Aceh coast
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.
In May 2004, martial law in Aceh came to an end and the status of the conflict was downgraded to a civil emergency. Indonesian Coordinating Minister ad interim Hari Sabarno announced the change after a cabinet meeting on 13 May 2004. The government announced that they had made significant progress, and that during the operation thousands of GAM ...
The Aceh War was thus seen as an unlawful act of aggression by the Dutch and the subsequent incorporation of Aceh into Indonesia in 1949 was cast as an extension of the unlawful occupation by the Dutch. [71] This argument targeted at both the Acehnese themselves as well as the international community—i.e. through its appeal to international law.
A moment magnitude (M w) 6.2 earthquake struck Majene Regency in West Sulawesi, Indonesia, on 15 January 2021, at 02:28 WITA (18:28 UTC).The reverse faulting shock initiated at 18.0 km (11.2 mi) depth with an epicenter inland, located 32 km (20 mi) south of Mamuju.