M6.9 earthquake 28 km NNE of Sinabang, Indonesia
A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck 28 km NNE of Sinabang, Indonesia on Sun, Nov 4, 1917, 7:10 PM GMT+7:07:12 (12:03 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 6.9 (Mw, moment), strong
- Magnitude from
- ISC-GEM global catalog
- Local time
- UTC
- 1917-11-04 12:03:34 UTC
- Depth
- 15.0 km (9.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 2.705° N, 96.513° E
- Region
- Indonesia
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.23
- Depth from
- From location
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 3.9 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
None recorded.
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem913684. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:36 PM UTC.