What the records say
- When
- 2 Mar 2016
- Kind
- Earthquake
- Magnitude
- 7.8
- Where
- Indonesia
- Coordinates
- 4.95° S, 94.33° E
- Intensity mmi
- 5
- Depth km
- 24
2016 Sumatra earthquake
Earthquake off the coast of Sumatra, Indonesia
The 2016 Sumatra earthquake was a 7.8 magnitude earthquake which struck on 2 March 2016 in the Indian Ocean, approximately 800 kilometers southwest of Sumatra in Indonesia. Tsunami warnings were issued for Indonesia and Australia, but were withdrawn two hours later. There were no deaths directly related to the earthquake.
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The source
- NCEI significant earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptionsNOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationPublic domainSource page