M6.4 earthquake near Singkil, Aceh

What happened

A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck 54 km SSW of Singkil, Indonesia on 16 Apr 2005, 16:38 UTC at a depth of 31 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 54 km away in Aceh, Indonesia.