Open Earth
6.0
EarthquakeMajor

M6.0 earthquake near Sungai Penuh, Jambi

6860 d ago · 4 Jan 2008, 07:29 UTC 89 km SSW of Sungai Penuh, Indonesia

What happened

A magnitude 6 earthquake struck 89 km SSW of Sungai Penuh, Indonesia on 4 Jan 2008, 07:29 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.

The nearest town in our records is Sungai Penuh, about 90 km away in Jambi, Indonesia.

Timeline

  1. First reported by USGS

    16 Oct 2026, 20:46 UTC

Community

Did you feel it?

Nearby in the last 30 days