April 10, 1922 Earthquake: SW. Sumatra, Indonesia
An earthquake struck SW. Sumatra, Indonesia on April 10, 1922. It caused a tsunami.
Map
Where it struck, with the other significant earthquakes within 200 km. Circles are sized and colored by magnitude; select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Date
- April 10, 1922
- Place
- SW. Sumatra, Indonesia
- Tsunami
- Yes: the tsunami it caused
- Epicenter
- 1.000° S, 100.350° E
- Country
- Indonesia
The toll
The record gives no deaths, injuries or damage for this earthquake.
What the record says
NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.
April 10, 1922, 3:45 (local time). At Padang (Sumatra Island), there were two underground shocks of force 3 degrees. The sea was very noisy. No earthquake was registered on the instruments. (reference #414)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- September 30, 2009, Padang, Sumatra, Indonesia
- February 10, 1797, SW. Sumatra, Indonesia
- October 6, 1995, Sumatera, Jambi Province, Indonesia
- March 6, 2007, Southern, Sumatra, Indonesia
- February 25, 2022, Pasaman, West Pasaman, W Sumatra, Indonesia
- December 17, 2006, Northern, Muarasipongi, Sumatera, Indonesia
- February 16, 2004, Padangpanjang, Sumatra, Indonesia
- July 21, 2018, Solok, Sumatra, Indonesia
- June 1, 2016, Pesisir Selatan, Sumatra, Indonesia
- February 22, 2004, Pesisir Selatan, Sumatra, Indonesia
- April 9, 2004, Padang, Sumatra, Indonesia
- September 25, 1861, SW. Sumatra, Indonesia
- June 9, 1943, S Sumatera, Indonesia
- July 5, 1926, Sumatra, Indonesia
- April 10, 2005, Padang, Indonesia
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Sources
Significant earthquakes from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Hazard Database, cited as NCEI/WDS, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7. Public domain. Read 2026-09-24. NCEI earthquake 6276.