March 28, 2006 Earthquake: Tapaktuan, N. Sumatra, Indonesia
A magnitude 5 earthquake struck Tapaktuan, N. Sumatra, Indonesia on March 28, 2006 at 08:35:43 UTC, 30 km below the surface.
Map
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
- March 28, 2006
- Time
- 08:35:43 UTC
- Place
- Tapaktuan, N. Sumatra, Indonesia
- Magnitude
- 5 (mb)
- Focal depth
- 30 km (19 mi)
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 3.462° N, 97.224° E
- Country
- Indonesia
The toll
- Damage
- Limited (under about $1 million)
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.
Minor damage to many buildings (V) at Tapaktuan. (above from reference #1053)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- December 26, 2004, Off West Coast, Aceh, Sumatra, Indonesia
- March 28, 2005, SW, Sumatera, Indonesia
- July 2, 2013, Banda Aceh, Indonesia
- September 9, 1936, Tapanuli, Karo, N Sumatera, Indonesia
- September 5, 2011, Sumatra, Indonesia
- November 2, 2002, Simeulue, Sumatera, Indonesia
- February 20, 2008, Aceh Province, Sumatera, Indonesia
- November 15, 1990, N Sumatera, Blangkejeren, Kutacane, Indonesia
- July 25, 2012, Banda Aceh, Indonesia
- February 24, 1982, Northern Sumatera, Indonesia
- April 6, 2010, Sumatra, Indonesia
- August 20, 1997, N. Sumatera, Aceh, Banda Aceh, Medan, Indonesia
- May 9, 2010, Simeulue Island, N. Sumatra, Indonesia
- July 5, 2005, Gunungsitoli, Nias Island, Sumatra, Indonesia
- May 1, 1816, Penang Island, Indonesia, Malaysia
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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 7233.