M6.3 earthquake near Singkil, Aceh

What happened

A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck 33 km SSE of Singkil, Indonesia on 3 Apr 2005, 03:10 UTC at a depth of 36 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 Singkil, about 34 km away in Aceh, Indonesia.