Strong mag. 6.5 earthquake - Southern Sumatra, Indonesia on Friday, 27 December 1985
Magnitude: 6.5
Depth: 24.5 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 5.763°S / 104.191°E
(Indonesia)Nearest volcano: Suoh (57 km / 35 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
124 km (77 mi) SW of Bandar Lampung (pop: 800,300)
129 km (80 mi) SW of Kotabumi (pop: 42,400)
143 km (89 mi) SW of Metro (pop: 149,500)
150 km (93 mi) SW of Terbanggi Besar (pop: 52,600)
182 km (113 mi) S of Baturaja (pop: 134,800)
298 km (185 mi) W of Jakarta (pop: 8,540,100)
Primary data source: USGS
Estimated released energy: 3.5 x 1014 joules (98.6 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 84802 tons of TNT or 5.3 atomic bombs!) [learn more]
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| Time | Mag. / Depth | Location | Source |
| Fri, 27 Dec 05:38 UTC | M 6.5 / 24.5 km | Southern Sumatra, Indonesia | USGS |
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Aftershocks of the 6.5 quake Southern Sumatra, Indonesia, 27 Dec 1985 05:38 UTC
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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (21 quakes):- 14 Jun 1986 15:54 UTC| M 4.3 |114.1 km (70.9 mi) depth|45 km (28 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 12 May 1986 00:42 UTC| M 4.6 |67 km (41.6 mi) depth|28 km (17 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 22 Apr 1986 21:25 UTC| M 4.8 |33 km (20.5 mi) depth|71 km (44 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 16 Apr 1986 19:56 UTC| M 4.7 |75.2 km (46.7 mi) depth|64 km (40 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 25 Mar 1986 17:10 UTC| M 5.8 |46.7 km (29 mi) depth|54 km (34 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 13 Feb 1986 13:34 UTC| M 4.5 |47.8 km (29.7 mi) depth|36 km (23 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 10 Feb 1986 15:31 UTC| M 4.6 |83.1 km (51.6 mi) depth|31 km (20 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 05 Feb 1986 18:00 UTC| M 5.1 |33 km (20.5 mi) depth|13 km (8 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 10 Jan 1986 14:27 UTC| M 4.6 |33 km (20.5 mi) depth|25 km (16 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 09 Jan 1986 13:23 UTC| M 4.6 |33 km (20.5 mi) depth|7 km (4 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 03 Jan 1986 07:53 UTC| M 4.6 |33 km (20.5 mi) depth|8 km (5 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 02 Jan 1986 17:57 UTC| M 4.4 |84.7 km (52.6 mi) depth|29 km (18 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 31 Dec 1985 09:38 UTC| M 5.1 |33 km (20.5 mi) depth|12 km (7 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 30 Dec 1985 20:37 UTC| M 4.6 |33 km (20.5 mi) depth|24 km (15 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 29 Dec 1985 16:24 UTC| M 4.7 |33 km (20.5 mi) depth|20 km (13 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 29 Dec 1985 06:39 UTC| M 5.4 |33 km (20.5 mi) depth|21 km (13 mi) distance| USGS | Details
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