M6.0 earthquake near Sabang, Aceh

What happened

A magnitude 6 earthquake struck 128 km NW of Sabang, Indonesia on 26 Dec 2004, 02:00 UTC at a depth of 30 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 Sabang, about 128 km away in Aceh, Indonesia.