April 9, 2004 Earthquake: Padang, Sumatra, Indonesia

Date

April 9, 2004

Time

01:55:50 UTC

Place

Padang, Sumatra, Indonesia

Magnitude

5.4 (Mw)

Focal depth

66 km (41 mi)

Tsunami

None recorded

Epicenter

1.549° S, 100.540° E

Country

Indonesia

Damage

Limited (under about $1 million)

Houses damaged

Few (about 1 to 50) with its tsunami and other effects

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.

• September 30, 2009, Padang, Sumatra, IndonesiaM7.5 · 1,117 deaths · $2.2 billion · 119 km
• October 6, 1995, Sumatera, Jambi Province, IndonesiaM6.8 · 84 deaths · 17,600 houses destroyed · 114 km
• March 6, 2007, Southern, Sumatra, IndonesiaM6.4 · 67 deaths · 43,719 houses destroyed · 118 km
• February 16, 2004, Padangpanjang, Sumatra, IndonesiaM5.1 · 5 deaths · 121 km
• October 1, 2009, Kerinci, Southern, Sumatra, IndonesiaM6.6 · 3 deaths · $10 million · 151 km
• June 1, 2016, Pesisir Selatan, Sumatra, IndonesiaM6.6 · 1 death · 62 km
• July 21, 2018, Solok, Sumatra, IndonesiaM5.2 · 1 death · 2 houses destroyed · 69 km
• February 22, 2004, Pesisir Selatan, Sumatra, IndonesiaM6 · 6 km
• September 25, 1861, SW. Sumatra, IndonesiaM6.5 · 60 km
• April 10, 1922, SW. Sumatra, Indonesia65 km
• June 3, 1909, Kerintji, Redjanglebong, SW Sumatra, IndonesiaM7.6 · Deaths: many · 72 km
• February 6, 1908, SW. Sumatra, IndonesiaM7.5 · 78 km
• June 9, 1943, S Sumatera, IndonesiaM7.6 · 80 km
• April 10, 2005, Padang, IndonesiaM6.7 · 104 km
• November 24, 1833, Bengkulu, Sumatra, IndonesiaM8.3 · Deaths: few · 106 km

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