Strong mag. 6.7 earthquake - 43 km southeast of Sijunjung, Kabupaten Sijunjung, West Sumatra, Indonesia, on Sunday, 21 May 1967 at 18:45 (GMT)
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Strong magnitude 6.7 earthquake at 179 km depth
Magnitude: 6.7
Profondeur: 179.3 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 0.897°S / 101.313°E
(Sumatra occidental, Indonésie)Volcan le plus près: Talang (71 km / 44 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
43 km ESE de Sijunjung (pop: 27,800) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
74 km E de Solok (pop: 48,400) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
107 km E de Padang (pop: 840,400) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
107 km SE de Payakumbuh (pop: 121,600) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
124 km ESE de Bukittinggi (pop: 98,700) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
129 km N de Sungai Penuh (Jambi) (pop: 95,900) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
136 km ESE de Pariaman (pop: 92,200) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
158 km S de Pekanbaru (Riau) (pop: 704,000) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
443 km ONO de Palembang (South Sumatra) (pop: 1,441,500) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
852 km NO de Jakarta (pop: 8,540,100) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
Primary data source: USGS (United States Geological Survey)
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!) More info
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| Magnitude | Profondeur | Location | Source |
| M 6.7 | 179 km | southern Sumatra, Indonesia | USGS |
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Aftershocks of the 6.7 quake 43 km southeast of Sijunjung, Kabupaten Sijunjung, West Sumatra, Indonesia, 21 May 1967 18:45 GMT
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