October 6, 1995 Earthquake: Sumatera, Jambi Province, Indonesia
A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck Sumatera, Jambi Province, Indonesia on October 6, 1995 at 18:09:45 UTC, 33 km below the surface. It killed 84 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
- October 6, 1995
- Time
- 18:09:45 UTC
- Place
- Sumatera, Jambi Province, Indonesia
- Magnitude
- 6.8 (Mw)
- Focal depth
- 33 km (21 mi)
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 2.045° S, 101.436° E
- Country
- Indonesia
The toll
- Deaths
- 84
- Injuries
- 1,868
- Damage
- Extreme (about $25 million or more)
- Houses destroyed
- 17,600
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.
Eighty-four people killed, 1,868 injured, nearly 65,000 homeless and over 17,600 homes and buildings damaged or destroyed in Jambi Province. Landslides occurred in the epicentral area. Felt in many parts of central Sumatera and as far as southern Malaysia and Singapore. Two events about 3.3 seconds apart observed on broadband displacement seismograms. (reference #1053)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- December 15, 1979, S Sumatera, Indonesia
- February 16, 2004, Padangpanjang, Sumatra, Indonesia
- October 1, 2009, Kerinci, Southern, Sumatra, Indonesia
- June 1, 2016, Pesisir Selatan, Sumatra, Indonesia
- July 21, 2018, Solok, Sumatra, Indonesia
- June 3, 1909, Kerintji, Redjanglebong, SW Sumatra, Indonesia
- February 27, 2019, Solok, Sumatra, Indonesia
- September 12, 2007, Sumatra, Indonesia
- April 9, 2004, Padang, Sumatra, Indonesia
- November 24, 1833, Bengkulu, Sumatra, Indonesia
- February 22, 2004, Pesisir Selatan, Sumatra, Indonesia
- June 9, 1943, S Sumatera, Indonesia
- February 6, 1908, SW. Sumatra, Indonesia
- April 10, 1922, SW. Sumatra, Indonesia
- February 25, 2008, Padang, Sumatra, 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 5422.