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 19 Apr 2006, 20:36 UTC at a depth of 17 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.