February 22, 2004 Earthquake: Pesisir Selatan, Sumatra, Indonesia
A magnitude 6 earthquake struck Pesisir Selatan, Sumatra, Indonesia on February 22, 2004 at 06:46:27 UTC, 42 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
- February 22, 2004
- Time
- 06:46:27 UTC
- Place
- Pesisir Selatan, Sumatra, Indonesia
- Magnitude
- 6 (Mw)
- Focal depth
- 42 km (26 mi)
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 1.559° S, 100.488° E
- Country
- Indonesia
The toll
- Injuries
- 1
- Damage
- Limited (under about $1 million)
- Houses damaged
- Many (101 to 1,000) 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.
What the record says
NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.
One person injured, four houses badly
damaged and many houses slightly damaged in Pesisir
Selatan. Felt (V) at Padang and (III) at Bengkulu,
Bukittinggi, Kapahiang and Padangpanjang. Felt on
Singapore. (reference #1053)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- September 30, 2009, Padang, Sumatra, Indonesia
- October 6, 1995, Sumatera, Jambi Province, Indonesia
- March 6, 2007, Southern, Sumatra, 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
- April 9, 2004, Padang, Sumatra, Indonesia
- September 25, 1861, SW. Sumatra, Indonesia
- April 10, 1922, SW. Sumatra, Indonesia
- February 6, 1908, SW. Sumatra, Indonesia
- June 3, 1909, Kerintji, Redjanglebong, SW Sumatra, Indonesia
- June 9, 1943, S Sumatera, Indonesia
- April 10, 2005, Padang, Indonesia
- November 24, 1833, Bengkulu, 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 5763.