October 22, 2013 Earthquake: Banda Aceh, Indonesia
A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck Banda Aceh, Indonesia on October 22, 2013 at 05:40:39 UTC, 10 km below the surface. It killed 1 person.
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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 22, 2013
- Time
- 05:40:39 UTC
- Place
- Banda Aceh, Indonesia
- Magnitude
- 5.4 (Mw)
- Focal depth
- 10 km (6 mi)
- Intensity
- 5 on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 5.103° N, 95.971° E
- Country
- Indonesia
The toll
- Deaths
- 1
- Injuries
- 2
- Damage
- Limited (under about $1 million)
- Houses damaged
- 160
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.
Felt (V) at Tangse; (IV) in Aceh Besar; (III) at Mata Ie and Sigli; (II) at Meulaboh. Also felt at Banda Aceh. (reference #13456)
BANDA ACEH, Indonesia (AP) - A moderate earthquake killed one villager, injured two others and damaged more than a hundred houses in western Indonesia on Tuesday, a disaster official said... A 90-year-old man suffered a heart attack as he was fleeing with other residents of Tangse village in Pidie district, National Disaster Mitigation Agency spokesman Sutopo Purwo Nugroho said. He said two other villagers were rushed to a hospital with head injuries and broken bones after about 160 houses and two mosques were badly damaged. (reference #10770)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- December 6, 2016, Pidie Jaya, Aceh, Sumatra, Indonesia
- July 2, 2013, Banda Aceh, Indonesia
- April 12, 1967, N Sumatera,malay Peninsula, Indonesia-Malaysia
- August 23, 1936, Banda Aceh,lhok Sukon,lhoksemawe, Indonesia
- January 21, 2013, N, Sumatera, Indonesia
- May 19, 1887, Sigli, Aceh, Sumatra, Indonesia
- May 19, 1891, Sigli, Aceh, Sumatra, Indonesia
- September 29, 1837, Banda Atjeh, Indonesia
- May 1, 1816, Penang Island, Indonesia, Malaysia
- December 14, 1885, Banda Atjeh, Indonesia
- January 31, 1886, Koeta Radja (Atjeh), Indonesia
- April 2, 1964, Banda Aceh, Indonesia
- July 8, 1922, Lhoknga, Aceh, Indonesia
- August 20, 1997, N. Sumatera, Aceh, Banda Aceh, Medan, Indonesia
- May 9, 1949, Banda Aceh, 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 10050.