Major mag. 7.2 earthquake - Kepulauan Mentawai Region, Indonesia on Monday, 25 February 2008
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Date & time: Monday, 25 February 2008 08:36 UTC
Magnitude: 7.2
Depth: 25.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 2.486°S / 99.972°E
(
Indonesia)
Nearest volcano:
Raja-Sabanda (165 km / 103 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:165 km (102 mi) SW of Sungai Penuh (pop: 95,900)
176 km (109 mi) SW of Padang (pop: 840,400)
868 km (539 mi) NW of Jakarta (pop: 8,540,100)
Primary data source:
USGS
Estimated released energy: 4 x 10
15 joules (1106 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 9.5 x 10
5 tons of TNT or 59.5 atomic bombs!) [
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| Time | Mag. / Depth | Location | Source |
| Mon, 25 Feb 08:36 UTC | M 7.2 / 25 km | Kepulauan Mentawai Region, Indonesia | USGS |
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Aftershocks of the 7.2 quake: Kepulauan Mentawai Region, Indonesia, 25 Feb 2008 08:36
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Based on its magnitude, the fault that was active during the quake ruptured along a surface of approx. 1585 km
2 (=612 sqare miles) as a first-order estimate. The length of the rupture zone thus was probably around 69 km (43 mi).
Aftershocks typically occur during the weeks, months or even a year following the quake at or near the same fault, at distances of up to approx. two times the length of the rupture zone.
The often broadly linear arrangement of aftershock epicenters encompasses the rupture zone of the main shock (check on the
map below to verify).
14 Feb 2010 04:02 UTC
| M 4.6 | 38.8 km (24.1 mi) depth
| 130 km (81 mi) distance
| USGS | Details12 Feb 2010 17:31 UTC
| M 4.5 | 35 km (21.7 mi) depth
| 114 km (71 mi) distance
| USGS | Details11 Feb 2010 05:28 UTC
| M 4.7 | 10 km (6.2 mi) depth
| 93 km (58 mi) distance
| USGS | Details05 Feb 2010 06:32 UTC
| M 4.5 | 27.7 km (17.2 mi) depth
| 128 km (79 mi) distance
| USGS | Details02 Feb 2010 14:41 UTC
| M 4.8 | 10 km (6.2 mi) depth
| 107 km (67 mi) distance
| USGS | Details31 Jan 2010 07:02 UTC
| M 5.0 | 50.7 km (31.5 mi) depth
| 113 km (70 mi) distance
| USGS | Details01 Jan 1970 00:00 UTC
| M | 0 km (0 mi) depth
| 11118 km (6909 mi) distance
| | Details01 Jan 1970 00:00 UTC
| M | 0 km (0 mi) depth
| 11118 km (6909 mi) distance
| | Details16 Jan 2010 18:33 UTC
| M 4.0 | 10 km (6.2 mi) depth
| 125 km (78 mi) distance
| USGS | Details12 Jan 2010 22:33 UTC
| M 4.3 | 26.1 km (16.2 mi) depth
| 127 km (79 mi) distance
| USGS | Details09 Jan 2010 20:19 UTC
| M 4.3 | 37.9 km (23.5 mi) depth
| 128 km (79 mi) distance
| USGS | Details07 Jan 2010 06:19 UTC
| M 4.1 | 10 km (6.2 mi) depth
| 77 km (48 mi) distance
| USGS | Details01 Jan 2010 18:29 UTC
| M 4.3 | 27.4 km (17 mi) depth
| 145 km (90 mi) distance
| USGS | Details23 Dec 2009 01:11 UTC
| M 6.0 | 19 km (11.8 mi) depth
| 134 km (83 mi) distance
| USGS | Strong mag. 6.0 earthquake - Kepulauan Mentawai Region, Indonesia on Wednesday, 23 December 200901 Jan 1970 00:00 UTC
| M | 0 km (0 mi) depth
| 11118 km (6909 mi) distance
| | Details19 Oct 2009 16:35 UTC
| M 5.0 | 73.8 km (45.9 mi) depth
| 104 km (65 mi) distance
| USGS | DetailsShow all
01 Oct 2009 02:20 UTC
| M 5.3 | 10 km (6.2 mi) depth
| 162 km (100 mi) distance
| USGS | Details01 Jan 1970 00:00 UTC
| M | 0 km (0 mi) depth
| 11118 km (6909 mi) distance
| | Details01 Jan 1970 00:00 UTC
| M | 0 km (0 mi) depth
| 11118 km (6909 mi) distance
| | Details23 Aug 2009 17:38 UTC
| M 5.4 | 18.2 km (11.3 mi) depth
| 103 km (64 mi) distance
| USGS | Details19 Aug 2009 11:35 UTC
| M 5.0 | 10 km (6.2 mi) depth
| 130 km (81 mi) distance
| USGS | Details19 Aug 2009 02:55 UTC
| M 5.5 | 10 km (6.2 mi) depth
| 141 km (88 mi) distance
| USGS | Details17 Aug 2009 13:55 UTC
| M 5.0 | 10 km (6.2 mi) depth
| 130 km (81 mi) distance
| USGS | Details16 Aug 2009 20:23 UTC
| M 5.0 | 30.4 km (18.9 mi) depth
| 132 km (82 mi) distance
| USGS | Details16 Aug 2009 18:50 UTC
| M 5.2 | 10 km (6.2 mi) depth
| 130 km (81 mi) distance
| USGS | Details16 Aug 2009 12:57 UTC
| M 5.0 | 10 km (6.2 mi) depth
| 119 km (74 mi) distance
| USGS | Details16 Aug 2009 12:49 UTC
| M 5.8 | 21 km (13 mi) depth
| 130 km (81 mi) distance
| USGS | Details16 Aug 2009 10:45 UTC
| M 5.4 | 10 km (6.2 mi) depth
| 121 km (75 mi) distance
| USGS | Details16 Aug 2009 07:38 UTC
| M 6.7 | 20 km (12.4 mi) depth
| 124 km (77 mi) distance
| USGS | Strong mag. 6.7 earthquake - Kepulauan Mentawai Region, Indonesia on Sunday, 16 August 200902 Jul 2009 08:51 UTC
| M 5.1 | 35 km (21.7 mi) depth
| 164 km (102 mi) distance
| USGS | Details01 Jan 1970 00:00 UTC
| M | 0 km (0 mi) depth
| 11118 km (6909 mi) distance
| | Details16 Apr 2009 20:51 UTC
| M 5.0 | 41.1 km (25.5 mi) depth
| 98 km (61 mi) distance
| USGS | Details16 Apr 2009 19:55 UTC
| M 5.5 | 7.7 km (4.8 mi) depth
| 101 km (63 mi) distance
| USGS | Details15 Apr 2009 20:01 UTC
| M 6.3 | 22 km (13.7 mi) depth
| 89 km (55 mi) distance
| USGS | Strong mag. 6.3 earthquake - Kepulauan Mentawai Region, Indonesia on Wednesday, 15 April 200915 Apr 2009 17:47 UTC
| M 5.7 | 19 km (11.8 mi) depth
| 83 km (52 mi) distance
| USGS | Details01 Apr 2009 14:27 UTC
| M 5.3 | 26.2 km (16.3 mi) depth
| 135 km (84 mi) distance
| USGS | Details01 Jan 1970 00:00 UTC
| M | 0 km (0 mi) depth
| 11118 km (6909 mi) distance
| | Details11 Jan 2009 19:50 UTC
| M 5.0 | 35 km (21.7 mi) depth
| 103 km (64 mi) distance
| USGS | Details09 Jan 2009 06:54 UTC
| M 5.1 | 16.3 km (10.1 mi) depth
| 36 km (23 mi) distance
| USGS | Details05 Jan 2009 16:54 UTC
| M 5.2 | 27.2 km (16.9 mi) depth
| 143 km (89 mi) distance
| USGS | Details01 Jan 1970 00:00 UTC
| M | 0 km (0 mi) depth
| 11118 km (6909 mi) distance
| | Details15 Dec 2008 21:18 UTC
| M 5.3 | 48.7 km (30.3 mi) depth
| 125 km (78 mi) distance
| USGS | Details11 Dec 2008 17:06 UTC
| M 5.7 | 14.1 km (8.8 mi) depth
| 156 km (97 mi) distance
| USGS | Details01 Jan 1970 00:00 UTC
| M | 0 km (0 mi) depth
| 11118 km (6909 mi) distance
| | Details26 Oct 2008 10:27 UTC
| M 5.1 | 35.5 km (22.1 mi) depth
| 154 km (96 mi) distance
| USGS | Details01 Jan 1970 00:00 UTC
| M | 0 km (0 mi) depth
| 11118 km (6909 mi) distance
| | Details08 Sep 2008 10:43 UTC
| M 5.1 | 66.9 km (41.6 mi) depth
| 66 km (41 mi) distance
| USGS | Details01 Jan 1970 00:00 UTC
| M | 0 km (0 mi) depth
| 11118 km (6909 mi) distance
| | Details28 Jul 2008 07:10 UTC
| M 5.3 | 84.5 km (52.5 mi) depth
| 159 km (99 mi) distance
| USGS | Details09 Jul 2008 22:17 UTC
| M 5.3 | 53.9 km (33.5 mi) depth
| 149 km (92 mi) distance
| USGS | Details20 Jun 2008 12:24 UTC
| M 5.2 | 24.8 km (15.4 mi) depth
| 150 km (93 mi) distance
| USGS | Details20 Jun 2008 10:01 UTC
| M 5.0 | 58.4 km (36.3 mi) depth
| 159 km (99 mi) distance
| USGS | Details03 Jun 2008 22:49 UTC
| M 5.2 | 35.3 km (21.9 mi) depth
| 45 km (28 mi) distance
| USGS | Details03 May 2008 03:53 UTC
| M 5.3 | 50.4 km (31.3 mi) depth
| 161 km (100 mi) distance
| USGS | Details01 May 2008 17:44 UTC
| M 5.0 | 49.4 km (30.7 mi) depth
| 144 km (90 mi) distance
| USGS | Details31 Mar 2008 13:30 UTC
| M 5.1 | 50.4 km (31.3 mi) depth
| 140 km (87 mi) distance
| USGS | Details16 Mar 2008 23:05 UTC
| M 5.2 | 35 km (21.7 mi) depth
| 133 km (83 mi) distance
| USGS | Details12 Mar 2008 00:58 UTC
| M 5.0 | 29.8 km (18.5 mi) depth
| 163 km (101 mi) distance
| USGS | Details11 Mar 2008 23:45 UTC
| M 5.0 | 27.2 km (16.9 mi) depth
| 170 km (105 mi) distance
| USGS | Details06 Mar 2008 03:36 UTC
| M 5.3 | 35 km (21.7 mi) depth
| 34 km (21 mi) distance
| USGS | Details03 Mar 2008 02:37 UTC
| M 6.2 | 25 km (15.5 mi) depth
| 38 km (24 mi) distance
| USGS | Strong mag. 6.2 earthquake - Kepulauan Mentawai Region, Indonesia on Monday, 3 March 200801 Jan 1970 00:00 UTC
| M | 0 km (0 mi) depth
| 11118 km (6909 mi) distance
| | Details25 Feb 2008 21:02 UTC
| M 6.7 | 25 km (15.5 mi) depth
| 32 km (20 mi) distance
| USGS | Strong mag. 6.7 earthquake - Kepulauan Mentawai Region, Indonesia on Monday, 25 February 200825 Feb 2008 18:06 UTC
| M 6.6 | 25 km (15.5 mi) depth
| 19 km (12 mi) distance
| USGS | Strong mag. 6.6 earthquake - Kepulauan Mentawai Region, Indonesia on Monday, 25 February 200825 Feb 2008 14:14 UTC
| M 5.0 | 38.9 km (24.2 mi) depth
| 21 km (13 mi) distance
| USGS | Details25 Feb 2008 13:33 UTC
| M 5.3 | 35.8 km (22.2 mi) depth
| 19 km (12 mi) distance
| USGS | Details25 Feb 2008 10:38 UTC
| M 5.1 | 35 km (21.7 mi) depth
| 10 km (6 mi) distance
| USGS | Details
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