6.0
EarthquakeMajor
M6.0 earthquake near Lahewa, North Sumatra
9541 d ago · 1 Sept 2000, 11:56 UTC 117 km SSE of Sinabang, Indonesia
What happened
A magnitude 6 earthquake struck 117 km SSE of Sinabang, Indonesia on 1 Sept 2000, 11:56 UTC at a depth of 33 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 Lahewa, about 64 km away in North Sumatra, Indonesia.
Timeline
First reported by USGS
16 Oct 2026, 20:46 UTC
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Nearby in the last 30 days
No other events recorded within about 300 km in the last 30 days.