2007 Bengkulu earthquakes

The first and largest of a series of megathrust ruptures along the Sunda Trench off Sumatra, three of which reached magnitude 7 or greater, struck at 18:10 local time. Buildings swayed in Jakarta, and some were reported to have collapsed in the city of Bengkulu, about 100 kilometres from the epicentre. Reported magnitudes differ, with 8.4 on the moment magnitude scale and 8.5 in a relief agency account.

Origin time (UTC)

2007-09-12T11:10

Magnitude

8.4

Magnitude type

mww

Depth (km)

34

USGS event page

earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/official20070912111026830_34

Category: Disasters & Incidents

Tags: earthquake, sumatra, bengkulu, megathrust, sunda trench

Coordinates: -4.438, 101.367

Part of Earthquakes of magnitude 7.5 and above in Indonesia since 2000

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