M8.4 Tsunami

2007 Indonesia Earthquake

Name: 2007 Indonesia Earthquake — M8.4
Start: 2007-09-12
End: 2007-09-12
Location: Bengkulu, Sumatra, Indonesia

Bengkulu, Sumatra, Indonesia — September 12, 2007

The 2007 Bengkulu earthquake is part of a series of large Sumatran earthquakes that have repeatedly struck Indonesia since 2004. The event generated a small tsunami and triggered widespread evacuations across coastal Sumatra.

Earthquake Facts

Magnitude

M8.4

Date

Sep 12, 2007

Depth

34 km

Deaths

Latitude

-4.438°

Longitude

101.367°

Tsunami

Yes

Region

Indonesia

Tectonic Cause

Megathrust rupture of the Sunda Trench subduction zone, one of the same fault segments that ruptured in 2004. Sumatra's position above this active convergent boundary makes it one of the world's most earthquake-prone regions.

View on USGS Earthquake Catalog