June 7, 2000 Earthquake: Lahat, Southern Sumatera, Indonesia
A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck Lahat, Southern Sumatera, Indonesia on June 7, 2000 at 23:45:26 UTC, 33 km below the surface. It killed 1 person.
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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
- June 7, 2000
- Time
- 23:45:26 UTC
- Place
- Lahat, Southern Sumatera, Indonesia
- Magnitude
- 6.7 (Mw)
- Focal depth
- 33 km (21 mi)
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 4.612° S, 101.905° E
- Country
- Indonesia
The toll
- Deaths
- 1
- Damage
- Moderate (about $1 to $5 million)
- Houses damaged
- 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.
One person killed and at least 600
buildings damaged at Lahat. Felt (V) at Bengkulu. Felt
at Pelembang. Also felt (II) at Jakarta, Jawa. (reference #1053)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- June 4, 2000, Bengkulu, Enggano, Sumatra, Indonesia
- September 12, 2007, Sumatra, Indonesia
- June 25, 1914, Sumatera, Indonesia
- December 15, 1979, S Sumatera, Indonesia
- September 9, 2008, Southern, Sumatra, Indonesia
- 1770, Sumatra, Indonesia
- March 18, 1818, Bengkulu, Sumatra, Indonesia
- September 25, 1931, SW. Sumatra, Indonesia
- November 18, 2022, Sumatra, Indonesia
- October 10, 1896, SW. Sumatra, Java, Indonesia
- January 29, 1986, S, Hahat, Muaraenim, 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 5563.