Strong mag. 6.2 earthquake - Northern Sumatra, Indonesia, on Thursday, 11 November 1999 at 18:05 (GMT)
Strong magnitude 6.2 earthquake at 211 km depth
Magnitude: 6.2
Depth: 211.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 1.276°N / 100.322°E
(Indonesia)Nearest volcano: Sorikmarapi (109 km / 68 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
107 km (66 mi) SSE of Rantauprapat (pop: 103,000)
107 km (67 mi) SE of Bandar (Kabupaten Labuhan Batu) (pop: 31,400)
110 km (69 mi) WNW of Balaipungut (pop: 56,500)
117 km (73 mi) E of Padangsidempuan (pop: 100,600)
132 km (82 mi) WSW of Dumai (pop: 143,800)
150 km (93 mi) NW of Pekanbaru (pop: 704,000)
316 km (196 mi) SE of Medan (pop: 1,751,000)
1104 km (686 mi) NW of Jakarta (pop: 8,540,100)
Primary data source: USGS
Estimated released energy: 1.3 x 1014 joules (35 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 30089 tons of TNT or 1.9 atomic bombs!) More info
Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 6.2 | 211 km | northern Sumatra, Indonesia | USGS |
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Aftershocks of the 6.2 quake Northern Sumatra, Indonesia, 11 November 18:05 UTC
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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (1 quakes):- 06 Apr 2000 06:15 UTC| M 4.1 |159.1 km (98.9 mi) depth|68 km (42 mi) distance| USGS | Details
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