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M6.0 earthquake near Padang, West Sumatra

8272 d ago · 22 Feb 2004, 06:46 UTC 69 km SSE of Padang, Indonesia

What happened

A magnitude 6 earthquake struck 69 km SSE of Padang, Indonesia on 22 Feb 2004, 06:46 UTC at a depth of 42 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 Padang, about 69 km away in West Sumatra, Indonesia.

Timeline

  1. First reported by USGS

    16 Oct 2026, 20:46 UTC

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