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Strong mag. 6.7 earthquake - Southern Sumatra, Indonesia on Thursday, 20 September 2007

Strong mag. 6.7 earthquake - Southern Sumatra, Indonesia on Thursday, 20 September 2007
Date & time: Thursday, 20 September 2007 08:31 UTC
Magnitude: 6.7
Depth: 30.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 1.999°S / 100.141°E (Indonesia)
Nearest volcano: Talang (128 km / 80 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
119 km (74 mi) S of Padang (pop: 840,400)
139 km (86 mi) W of Sungai Penuh (pop: 95,900)
145 km (90 mi) SW of Solok (pop: 48,400)
154 km (95 mi) S of Pariaman (pop: 92,200)
190 km (118 mi) S of Bukittinggi (pop: 98,700)
879 km (546 mi) NW of Jakarta (pop: 8,540,100)
Primary data source: USGS
Estimated released energy: 7.1 x 1014 joules (197 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 1.7 x 105 tons of TNT or 10.6 atomic bombs!) [learn more]
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Thu, 20 Sep 08:31 UTCM 6.7 / 30 kmSouthern Sumatra, IndonesiaUSGS
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Aftershocks of the 6.7 quake: Southern Sumatra, Indonesia, 20 Sep 2007 08:31

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Strong mag. 6.7 earthquake - Southern Sumatra, Indonesia on Thursday, 20 September 2007
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