Strong mag. 6.3 earthquake - Southern Sumatra, Indonesia, on Tuesday, 6 March 2007 at 05:49 (GMT)
Strong magnitude 6.3 earthquake at 11 km depth
Magnitude: 6.3
Depth: 11.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 0.488°S / 100.53°E
(Indonesia)Nearest volcano: Marapi (13 km / 8 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
27 km (17 mi) SE of Bukittinggi (Passos, West Sumatra) (pop: 98,700)
32 km (20 mi) SSW of Payakumbuh (Panch Mahals, West Sumatra) (pop: 121,600)
38 km (23 mi) NNW of Solok (Asadābād, West Sumatra) (pop: 48,400)
48 km (30 mi) ENE of Pariaman (Banas Kantha, West Sumatra) (pop: 92,200)
55 km (34 mi) NNE of Padang (West Sumatra) (pop: 840,400)
55 km (34 mi) WNW of Sijunjung (Sumatera Barat) (pop: 27,800)
419 km (260 mi) WSW of Singapore (Oyo State, Singapore) (pop: 3,547,800)
947 km (588 mi) NW of Jakarta (pop: 8,540,100)
Primary data source: USGS
Estimated released energy: 1.8 x 1014 joules (49.4 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 42502 tons of TNT or 2.7 atomic bombs!) [learn more]
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 6.3 | 11 km | southern Sumatra, Indonesia | USGS |
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Aftershocks of the 6.3 quake Southern Sumatra, Indonesia, 6 March 05:49 UTC
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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (1 quakes):- 06 Mar 2007 12:53 UTC| M 5.0 |20 km (12.4 mi) depth|44 km (27 mi) distance| USGS | Details
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