March 6, 2007 Earthquake: Southern, Sumatra, Indonesia
A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck Southern, Sumatra, Indonesia on March 6, 2007 at 03:49:38 UTC, 19 km below the surface. It killed 67 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
- March 6, 2007
- Time
- 03:49:38 UTC
- Place
- Southern, Sumatra, Indonesia
- Magnitude
- 6.4 (Mw)
- Focal depth
- 19 km (12 mi)
- Intensity
- 8 on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 0.493° S, 100.498° E
- Country
- Indonesia
The toll
- Deaths
- 67
- Injuries
- 826
- Damage
- Severe (about $5 to $25 million)
- Houses destroyed
- 43,719
- Houses damaged
- Very many (over 1,000)
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.
At least 67 people killed, 826 injured and 43,719 houses damaged or destroyed (VIII) in the Bukittinggi-Payakumbuh-Solok area. Felt (V) at Padang, (IV) at Pekanbaru and (III) at Duri, Jambi and in Kepulauan Riau. (reference #1053)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- September 30, 2009, Padang, Sumatra, Indonesia
- February 10, 1797, SW. Sumatra, Indonesia
- February 25, 2022, Pasaman, West Pasaman, W Sumatra, Indonesia
- December 17, 2006, Northern, Muarasipongi, Sumatera, Indonesia
- February 16, 2004, Padangpanjang, Sumatra, Indonesia
- July 21, 2018, Solok, Sumatra, Indonesia
- June 1, 2016, Pesisir Selatan, Sumatra, Indonesia
- July 5, 1926, Sumatra, Indonesia
- April 10, 1922, SW. Sumatra, Indonesia
- June 9, 1943, S Sumatera, Indonesia
- April 9, 2004, Padang, Sumatra, Indonesia
- March 8, 1977, Sumatera,sinurat,talu, Indonesia
- February 22, 2004, Pesisir Selatan, Sumatra, Indonesia
- June 28, 1926, Sumatera, Indonesia
- July 29, 1885, Ajerbangis, 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 7481.