April 25, 1987 Earthquake: N, Tarutung-Lake Toba,, Sumatera, Indonesia
A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck N, Tarutung-Lake Toba,, Sumatera, Indonesia on April 25, 1987 at 19:22:07 UTC, 11 km below the surface. It killed 2 people.
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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
- April 25, 1987
- Time
- 19:22:07 UTC
- Place
- N, Tarutung-Lake Toba,, Sumatera, Indonesia
- Magnitude
- 6.6 (Ms)
- Focal depth
- 11 km (7 mi)
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 2.244° N, 98.866° E
- Country
- Indonesia
The toll
- Deaths
- 2
- Injuries
- 22
- Damage
- $1 million
- Houses destroyed
- 300
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.
What the record says
NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.
Reference #1250 lists $1 million damage.
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- March 28, 2005, SW, Sumatera, Indonesia
- September 5, 2011, Sumatra, Indonesia
- September 30, 2022, Sumatra, Indonesia
- March 17, 2025, Tapanuli, N Sumatera, Indonesia
- August 27, 1984, Tarutung, N Sumatera, Indonesia
- May 17, 1892, Padangsidimpuan, Lake Toba, Sumatra, Indonesia
- January 5, 1843, SW. Sumatra, Indonesia
- November 11, 1852, Sibolga, Sumatra, Indonesia
- February 4, 1971, Natal, Sibolga, Tarutung, Pasaman, 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 5134.