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M8.4 earthquake near Bengkulu, Bengkulu

6974 d ago · 12 Sept 2007, 11:10 UTC 122 km SW of Bengkulu, Indonesia

What happened

A magnitude 8.4 earthquake struck 122 km SW of Bengkulu, Indonesia on 12 Sept 2007, 11:10 UTC at a depth of 34 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Great. Can cause severe damage across hundreds of kilometres and may trigger tsunamis. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Bengkulu, about 122 km away in Bengkulu, Indonesia.

Timeline

  1. First reported by USGS

    16 Oct 2026, 20:46 UTC

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