March 8, 1977 Earthquake: Sumatera,sinurat,talu, Indonesia
A magnitude 6 earthquake struck Sumatera,sinurat,talu, Indonesia on March 8, 1977 at 23:17:28 UTC, 22 km below the surface.
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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
- March 8, 1977
- Time
- 23:17:28 UTC
- Place
- Sumatera,sinurat,talu, Indonesia
- Magnitude
- 6 (Ms)
- Focal depth
- 22 km (14 mi)
- Intensity
- 8 on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 0.450° N, 100.020° E
- Country
- Indonesia
The toll
- Damage
- Limited (under about $1 million)
Where the literature gives no number, NCEI records a description on a scale of 1 to 4, printed here in its words. Damage is in millions of US dollars of the year of the event, not adjusted for inflation.
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- September 30, 2009, Padang, Sumatra, Indonesia
- February 10, 1797, SW. Sumatra, 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
- March 17, 2025, Tapanuli, N Sumatera, Indonesia
- July 29, 1885, Ajerbangis, Sumatra, Indonesia
- July 5, 1926, Sumatra, Indonesia
- February 4, 1971, Natal, Sibolga, Tarutung, Pasaman, Indonesia
- June 28, 1926, Sumatera, Indonesia
- April 10, 1922, SW. Sumatra, Indonesia
- August 27, 1984, Tarutung, N Sumatera, Indonesia
- June 9, 1943, S Sumatera, 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 4763.