M6.7 earthquake - off the west coast of northern Sumatra

What happened

A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck off the west coast of northern Sumatra on 1 Jan 2005, 06:25 UTC at a depth of 12 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.