Earthquake — Indonesia: Sumatra: Bengkulu, Enggano

When

4 Jun 2000

Kind

Earthquake

Magnitude

7.9

Where

Indonesia

Coordinates

4.72° S, 102.09° E

Deaths

103

Injuries

2174

Damage musd

6

Intensity mmi

6

Depth km

33

Earthquake affecting Indonesia

On 4 June 2000, at 23:28 WIB, southern Sumatra in Indonesia was struck by an earthquake of Mw 7.9 with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe). The event occurred off the coast near Enggano Island. There were more than 100 fatalities and up to 2,585 injuries. Over 340 aftershocks shook the area throughout the rest of 2000, one just eleven minutes after the mainshock.

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• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “The 7.9 Enggano earthquake shakes southwestern Sumatra, killing 103 people and injuring at least 2,174”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Spanish), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “En Sumatra, Indonesia se registra un terremoto de 7,9 que deja 103 muertos y 2.585 heridos”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page