October 1, 2009 Earthquake: Kerinci, Southern, Sumatra, Indonesia
A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck Kerinci, Southern, Sumatra, Indonesia on October 1, 2009 at 01:52:27 UTC, 10 km below the surface. It killed 3 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
- October 1, 2009
- Time
- 01:52:27 UTC
- Place
- Kerinci, Southern, Sumatra, Indonesia
- Magnitude
- 6.6 (Mw)
- Focal depth
- 10 km (6 mi)
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 2.515° S, 101.501° E
- Country
- Indonesia
The toll
- Deaths
- 3
- Damage
- $10 million
- Houses destroyed
- Many (101 to 1,000)
- Houses damaged
- Many (101 to 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.
Three people killed and dozens of houses collapsed in Kerinci. Damage estimated at 10 million U.S. dollars. Felt (IV) at Jambi, Kapahiang and Padangpanjang and (III) at Bengkulu and Pekanbaru. Also felt at Duri. Felt (II) at Jakarta, Java and in Singapore. Also felt at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. (reference #1053)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- October 25, 2010, Sumatra, Indonesia
- October 6, 1995, Sumatera, Jambi Province, Indonesia
- June 25, 1914, Sumatera, Indonesia
- December 15, 1979, S Sumatera, Indonesia
- June 1, 2016, Pesisir Selatan, Sumatra, Indonesia
- July 21, 2018, Solok, Sumatra, Indonesia
- September 12, 2007, Sumatra, Indonesia
- June 3, 1909, Kerintji, Redjanglebong, SW Sumatra, Indonesia
- November 24, 1833, Bengkulu, Sumatra, Indonesia
- February 27, 2019, Solok, Sumatra, Indonesia
- April 9, 2004, Padang, Sumatra, Indonesia
- February 22, 2004, Pesisir Selatan, Sumatra, Indonesia
- October 10, 1896, SW. Sumatra, Java, Indonesia
- March 18, 1818, Bengkulu, Sumatra, Indonesia
- February 25, 2008, Padang, 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 8552.