December 17, 2006 Earthquake: Northern, Muarasipongi, Sumatera, Indonesia
A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck Northern, Muarasipongi, Sumatera, Indonesia on December 17, 2006 at 21:39:17 UTC, 30 km below the surface. It killed 7 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
- December 17, 2006
- Time
- 21:39:17 UTC
- Place
- Northern, Muarasipongi, Sumatera, Indonesia
- Magnitude
- 5.8 (Mw)
- Focal depth
- 30 km (19 mi)
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 0.626° N, 99.859° E
- Country
- Indonesia
The toll
- Deaths
- 7
- Injuries
- 100
- Damage
- Severe (about $5 to $25 million)
- Houses destroyed
- 680
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.
Seven people
killed, 100 injured and more than 680 homes damaged or
destroyed in the Muarasipongi area. Landslides
reported in the Muarasipongi district. Felt (VI) at
Muarasipongi; (IV) at Aekgodang and Payakumbuh; (III)
at Airbangis, Duri, Mandailing, Padangpanjang and
Pekanbaru; (II) at Padang. Felt (II) at Kuala Lumpur,
Malaysia and in Singapore. Also felt at Johor Bahru
and Petaling Jaya, Malaysia. (reference #1053)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- September 30, 2009, Padang, Sumatra, Indonesia
- February 10, 1797, SW. Sumatra, Indonesia
- March 6, 2007, Southern, Sumatra, Indonesia
- February 25, 2022, Pasaman, West Pasaman, W Sumatra, Indonesia
- February 16, 2004, Padangpanjang, Sumatra, Indonesia
- September 30, 2022, Sumatra, Indonesia
- March 17, 2025, Tapanuli, N Sumatera, Indonesia
- March 8, 1977, Sumatera,sinurat,talu, Indonesia
- July 29, 1885, Ajerbangis, Sumatra, Indonesia
- February 4, 1971, Natal, Sibolga, Tarutung, Pasaman, Indonesia
- July 5, 1926, Sumatra, Indonesia
- August 27, 1984, Tarutung, N Sumatera, Indonesia
- June 28, 1926, Sumatera, Indonesia
- April 10, 1922, SW. Sumatra, Indonesia
- December 28, 1935, Batu I,padang,sibolga, N 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 7444.