2005 Sumatra earthquake
2005 CE.
Shown on the map at 2.076°, 97.016°.
On 28 March 2005, at 23:09:37 WIB, a Mw 8.6–8.7 earthquake struck the Banyak Islands, located off the coast of Aceh, Indonesia. It was the most powerful earthquake globally since the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake three months prior, and is tied with the 2012 Indian Ocean, 1957 Andreanof Islands, 1950 Assam–Tibet and 1946 Aleutian Islands earthquakes as the tenth-largest earthquake ever recorded by seismometers. The earthquake killed at least 1,600 people and injured over 9,300 others. Of the fatalities, 1,300 occurred on the island of Nias, with at least 200 additional deaths in the Banyak Islands and 100 more in Simeulue. These islands were devastated, with the majority of homes damaged or destroyed and entire villages razed. An additional 22 people were killed in mainland Sumatra. A tsunami was also generated, although it only reached up to 4.2 m (14 ft) high and caused moderate damage in the epicentral area.
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