What the records say
- When
- 25 Oct 2010
- Kind
- Tsunami
- Coordinates
- 3.49° S, 100.08° E
- Deaths
- 431
- Damage musd
- 39
- Houses destroyed
- 700
- Max water height m
- 16.9
- Source quake magnitude
- 7.8
- Runups
- 358
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2010 Mentawai earthquake and tsunami
2010 Indonesian earthquake and tsunami
The 2010 Mentawai earthquake occurred with a moment magnitude of 7.8 on 25 October off the western coast of Sumatra at 21:42 local time. The earthquake occurred on the same subduction zone that produced the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake. It was widely felt across the provinces of Bengkulu and West Sumatra and resulted in a substantial localized tsunami that struck the Mentawai Islands.
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The source
- NCEI significant earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptionsNOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationPublic domainSource page
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