2005 Indonesia Earthquake
Nias Island, Indonesia — March 28, 2005
The 2005 Nias earthquake struck just three months after the catastrophic 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, causing widespread panic across the region. The earthquake devastated Nias island and neighboring Simeulue, compounding the humanitarian crisis already underway from the December 2004 disaster.
Earthquake Facts
Magnitude
M8.6
Date
Mar 28, 2005
Depth
30 km
Deaths
1,313
Latitude
2.085°
Longitude
97.108°
Tsunami
No
Region
Indonesia
Tectonic Cause
Struck the same Sunda megathrust fault system as the 2004 Sumatra-Andaman earthquake, though on a different fault segment approximately 400 km southeast.
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