1907 Sumatra earthquake

The shock struck at 05:19:12 UTC with an epicentre close to Simeulue, off Sumatra, and has since been re-estimated at a moment magnitude of 8.2 to 8.4. It set off a widespread and damaging tsunami across the Indian Ocean.

Date and time (UTC)

1907-01-04T05:19

Highest recorded water height (m)

15

Cause, as the catalogue records it

earthquake

Magnitude of the causing earthquake

8.2

Deaths, as sources state them

at least 2,188 on Sumatra

NCEI event page

www.ngdc.noaa.gov/hazel/view/hazards/tsunami/event-more-info/1349

Category: Disasters & Incidents

Tags: earthquake, indonesia, indian ocean

Coordinates: 2.681, 95.53

Part of Tsunamis with waves of 15 metres or more from 1900 to 1949

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