M6.2 earthquake - off the west coast of northern Sumatra

What happened

A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck off the west coast of northern Sumatra on 4 Oct 2007, 12:40 UTC at a depth of 35 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Strong. Can cause damage in populated areas up to tens of kilometres away. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.