February 20, 2008 Earthquake: Aceh Province, Sumatera, Indonesia
A magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck Aceh Province, Sumatera, Indonesia on February 20, 2008 at 08:08:30 UTC, 26 km below the surface. It killed 3 people.
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
- February 20, 2008
- Time
- 08:08:30 UTC
- Place
- Aceh Province, Sumatera, Indonesia
- Magnitude
- 7.4 (Mw)
- Focal depth
- 26 km (16 mi)
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 2.768° N, 95.964° E
- Country
- Indonesia
The toll
- Deaths
- 3
- Injuries
- 25
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.
Three people killed and 25 seriously injured in
western Aceh Province, Sumatra. Felt (V) at Meulaboh;
(IV) at Banda Aceh, Medan and Tapaktuan; (III) at
Padang and Sibolga; (II) at Bukittinggi and
Payakumbuh. Also felt at Duri and Lhokseumawe. Felt
(III) at Gunungsitoli, Nias. Felt (III) at
Butterworth, George Town, Kampong Gelugor, Kuala
Lumpur, Petaling Jaya, Sungai Ara and Tanjong Tokong
and (II) at Perai, Malaysia. Also felt at Alor Setar,
Ayer Itam, Johor Bahru, Juru, Kajang-Sungai Chua,
Kampong Tanjong Bunga, Kampong Tanjung Karang, Klang,
Kota Baharu, Kuah, Kulim, Nibung Tepal and Shah Alam.
Felt (III) in Singapore. Also felt at Kathu, Thailand. (reference #1053)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- December 26, 2004, Off West Coast, Aceh, Sumatra, Indonesia
- January 4, 1907, Gunungsitoli, Barus, NW Sumatra, Indonesia
- March 28, 2005, SW, Sumatera, Indonesia
- September 9, 1936, Tapanuli, Karo, N Sumatera, Indonesia
- November 2, 2002, Simeulue, Sumatera, Indonesia
- July 25, 2012, Banda Aceh, Indonesia
- May 9, 2010, Simeulue Island, N. Sumatra, Indonesia
- April 6, 2010, Sumatra, Indonesia
- March 28, 2006, Tapaktuan, N. Sumatra, Indonesia
- July 5, 2005, Gunungsitoli, Nias Island, Sumatra, Indonesia
- November 21, 1969, Off NW Coast Sumatera, Indonesia
- August 20, 1997, N. Sumatera, Aceh, Banda Aceh, Medan, 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 7870.