M6.8 earthquake 29 km SW of Labuan, Indonesia
A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck 29 km SW of Labuan, Indonesia on Wed, Oct 25, 2000, 4:32 PM GMT+7 (09:32 UTC), 38 km (24 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 6.8 (mwc), strong
- Local time
- UTC
- 2000-10-25 09:32:23 UTC
- Depth
- 38.0 km (23.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 6.549° S, 105.630° E
- Region
- Indonesia
- Strongest shaking
- VI, strong shaking
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Shaking
The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.
- Strongest estimated
- VI, strong shaking
- Peak ground acceleration
- 19.4% of gravity
- Peak ground velocity
- 2.9 cm/s
- Map
- Automatic
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
Fault motion and ground failure
How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.
- Faulting
- Reverse (thrust)
- Moment magnitude
- 6.8 Mww
- Nodal plane 1
- Strike 295°, dip 25°, rake 96°
- Nodal plane 2
- Strike 107°, dip 64°, rake 86°
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Stations used
- 415
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 3.8 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.264 km SW of Labuan, Indonesia · 9467 days ago · 33 km deep · 36 km away
- 4.659 km SW of Labuan, Indonesia · 9467 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
- 4.660 km NW of Serang, Indonesia · 9450 days ago · 33 km deep · 87 km away
- 5.366 km WSW of Labuan, Indonesia · 9445 days ago · 29 km deep · 43 km away
- 4.150 km SW of Labuan, Indonesia · 9444 days ago · 33 km deep · 24 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000a2ck (also filed as choy20001025093223, gcmtc102500d, gcmt20001025093224, duputel102500d, atlas20001025093225, iscgem1839768). Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 2:50 AM UTC.