M6.3 earthquake near Blangpidie, Aceh

What happened

A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck 52 km N of Sinabang, Indonesia on 2 Nov 2002, 09:46 UTC at a depth of 27 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 Blangpidie, about 100 km away in Aceh, Indonesia.