November 24, 1833 Earthquake: Bengkulu, Sumatra, Indonesia

Reference #414:

1833, November (January) 24, about 20:30 (local time), 2.5 S, 100.5 E, depth 75 km, magnitude 8.25 MS, tsunami intensity 2.5. There was a strong earthquake on Sumatra Island, which was also felt at Singapore and on Java Island. The barrier on the slope of the Kaba volcano which holds back the lake burst. The lake flowed out, and the resulting flood inundated and destroyed seven villages. A strong seaquake was felt by the "Mercurius" at the latitude of the Pagai Islands off the west coast of Sumatra. At Palembang, as a result of the earthquake, buildings cracked and several huts collapsed.

The earthquake lasted 5 minutes at Bengkulu. Buildings were damaged and some collapsed. A tidal wave surging onto the coast destroyed a breakwater and the homes situated near to it. Two schooners and several small ships were run aground.

At Padang, strong tremors lasted 3 minutes. The shocks recurred for several days and were accompanied by a rumble. Buildings were damaged. The ground cracked, and water and mud flowed from the cracks. A surging tidal wave caused considerable losses.

There were strong tremors at Indrapura and Pulu Tjinkok. The losses from the tidal wave were considerable; there were victims.

There were exceptionally strong shocks at Pariaman. Cracks 1/2 m or more wide formed in the ground. The tremors lasted many days. The water retreated and returned with force in an enormous tidal wave. All the ships were torn from their anchors.

Reference #1188:

1833, November 24. Bengkulu: Sumatera - a severe earthquake occurred and caused some buildings to collapse or be damaged. A tsunami was observed.

Reference #8795:

1833, November 24. The great earthquake of 1833 had maximum intensities and generated a tsunami over 550 km along the south central coast of Sumatra. It was felt in Singapore and Java and even caused "rents" in houses on the east coast of Sumatra (about 300 km from the west coast). Many buildings on the west coast, in both the northernmost and southern most regions of highest intensity, completely collapsed. "Two-foot-wide cracks in the ground" were observed. A powerful tsunami also caused much damage on the coast. Aftershocks were reported for many days. One particular aftershock on November 25 was felt near the Banyak Islands.