What the records say
- When
- 10 Feb 1797
- Kind
- Tsunami
- Coordinates
- 0.00° N, 99.00° E
- Deaths
- 300
- Source quake magnitude
- 8
- Runups
- 2
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
1797 Sumatra earthquake
Earthquake in Indonesia
The 1797 Sumatra earthquake occurred at 22:00 local time on 10 February. It was the first in a series of great earthquakes that ruptured part of the Sumatran segment of the Sunda megathrust. It caused a damaging tsunami that was particularly severe near Padang, where a 150–200 t English ship was driven 1 km (0.62 mi) inland up the Arau River.
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The source
- NCEI significant earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptionsNOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationPublic domainSource page