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M6.3 earthquake - southwest of Sumatra, Indonesia

7830 d ago · 10 May 2005, 01:09 UTC southwest of Sumatra, Indonesia

What happened

A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck southwest of Sumatra, Indonesia on 10 May 2005, 01:09 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.

The nearest town in our records is Pagar Alam, about 244 km away in South Sumatra, Indonesia.

Timeline

  1. First reported by USGS

    16 Oct 2026, 20:46 UTC

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