February 6, 1908 Earthquake: SW. Sumatra, Indonesia

Reference #414:

February 6, 1908, 8:00 [local time], 2 or 5 S, 100 E, depth 130 km, magnitude 7.5. There was an earthquake with source off the western coast of Sumatra Island. At Sikakap, there were strong shocks lasting 45 seconds. At Udjung-Sungei-Bramei, shocks lasted 2 minutes, window frames and doors rattled, one pane broke. There were prolonged heavy tremors and an underground roar at Balaiselasa and Mukomulco, strong shocks at Sandaran, Bengkulu and Mana, and rather strong tremors at Tandjungsakti and Bintuhan. There were tremors at Alahanpandjang, Muaratelang and Tais, where they were preceded by a dull noise. There were weak shocks at Padang, where several clocks stopped, and at Banko, Muarabliti and Palembang, where the furniture vibrated. There was a very faint trembling at Krui. The earthquake was registered by the seismograph at Djakarta (Batavia). It was accompanied by a large number of aftershocks and was preceded by a foreshock on the 3rd at 2:00, which was felt at Sikakap, Udjung-Sungei-Bramei, Padang and Balaiselasa. The earthquake was accompanied by a tidal wave.

Milne (1913): 6.II; 1h27m+; 5oS., 100o E.