February 25, 2008 Earthquake: Padang, Sumatra, Indonesia
A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck Padang, Sumatra, Indonesia on February 25, 2008 at 08:36:33 UTC, 25 km below the surface. It caused a tsunami.
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 25, 2008
- Time
- 08:36:33 UTC
- Place
- Padang, Sumatra, Indonesia
- Magnitude
- 6.5 (Mw)
- Focal depth
- 25 km (16 mi)
- Tsunami
- Yes: the tsunami it caused
- Epicenter
- 2.486° S, 99.972° E
- Country
- Indonesia
The toll
- Damage
- Limited (under about $1 million)
- Houses damaged
- Some (about 51 to 100)
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.
Several homes damaged at Sikakap. Felt (V) on Mentawai and at Painan; (IV) at Padang; (III) at Pari; (II) at Bukittingi, Kapahiang, Padangpanjang and Payakumbuh, Sumatra. Felt (III) in Singapore. (reference #1053)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- September 30, 2009, Padang, Sumatra, Indonesia
- October 25, 2010, Sumatra, Indonesia
- October 6, 1995, Sumatera, Jambi Province, Indonesia
- October 1, 2009, Kerinci, Southern, Sumatra, Indonesia
- June 1, 2016, Pesisir Selatan, Sumatra, Indonesia
- July 21, 2018, Solok, Sumatra, Indonesia
- February 6, 1908, SW. Sumatra, Indonesia
- November 24, 1833, Bengkulu, Sumatra, Indonesia
- September 12, 2007, Sumatra, Indonesia
- April 10, 2005, Padang, Indonesia
- September 25, 1861, SW. Sumatra, Indonesia
- February 22, 2004, Pesisir Selatan, Sumatra, Indonesia
- April 9, 2004, Padang, Sumatra, Indonesia
- August 16, 2009, Padang, Sumatra, Indonesia
- June 3, 1909, Kerintji, Redjanglebong, SW 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 7743.