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M6.4 earthquake near Bengkulu, Bengkulu

6972 d ago · 14 Sept 2007, 06:01 UTC 125 km WSW of Bengkulu, Indonesia

What happened

A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck 125 km WSW of Bengkulu, Indonesia on 14 Sept 2007, 06:01 UTC at a depth of 23 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 Bengkulu, about 126 km away in Bengkulu, Indonesia.

Timeline

  1. First reported by USGS

    16 Oct 2026, 20:46 UTC

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