February 25, 2022 Earthquake: Pasaman, West Pasaman, W Sumatra, Indonesia
A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Pasaman, West Pasaman, W Sumatra, Indonesia on February 25, 2022 at 01:39:26 UTC, 4 km below the surface. It killed 27 people.
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The earthquake
- Date
- February 25, 2022
- Time
- 01:39:26 UTC
- Place
- Pasaman, West Pasaman, W Sumatra, Indonesia
- Magnitude
- 6.1 (Mw)
- Focal depth
- 4 km (2 mi)
- Intensity
- 7 on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 0.219° N, 100.101° E
- Country
- Indonesia
The toll
- Deaths
- 27
- Injuries
- 457
- Damage
- $1 million
- Houses destroyed
- 103
- Houses damaged
- 4,800
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.
Reference #13175, #13177: number of dead victims was identified as 5 people in West Pasaman Regency and 6 in Pasaman Regency [...] 42 seriously injured, 346 lightly injured and 4 missing.
Reference #13456: At least 19 people killed, 425 injured and 4 missing; 4,831 houses and 125 public buildings damaged; landslides occurred in Sumatera Barat. Bukit Tinggi, Sumatera Barat, Indonesia - CDI: 7 Padang Sidempuan, Sumatera Utara, Indonesia - CDI: 5 Duri, Riau, Indonesia - CDI: 4 Payakumbuh, Sumatera Barat, Indonesia - CDI: 4 Klebang, Melaka, Malaysia - CDI: 4
Reference #13211:
Earlier, West Pasaman was hit by a 6.1-magnitude earthquake on February 25, 2022, which affected three sub-districts: Talamau, Pasaman, and Kinali.
As of Friday, March 4, 2022, over 4,800 houses were reported to be damaged by the earthquake. Consequently, over 11 thousand residents were evacuated.
Apart from the residents' houses, the earthquake also damaged 55 educational facilities, 13 health facilities, and 40 places of worship.
The number of fatalities recorded as of Friday night reached nine. Meanwhile, 45 residents were seriously injured, while 336 suffered minor injuries due to the quake.
Reference #13403:
On February 25, 2022 at 08:39:29 Local Time an unexpected earthquake with a magnitude of 6.1 Mw struck the Western part of Sumatera, onshore, and located on the blind fault. It is very likely that the earthquake was from Angkola Fault, but there is still a possibility that there are still other active faults in this area that have not been mapped yet. The areas that were affected by the earthquake are Pasaman, Western Pasaman, Limapuluh Kota, Padang Pariaman and Agam regencies. The focal mechanism from BMKG show that the dominant mechanism of this earthquake was the right lateral (dextral) strike movement. The worst devastation was in Western Pasaman and the damage from this earthquake was wide spread. An estimated 6627 houses have been destroyed and 70 mosques were damaged, 41 offices were devastated, 208 schools and educational institutions, 25 medical infrastructures, and 5 bridges were damaged [...] In total, the death toll continues to rise and the latest official estimate is that 27 people died, 52 people were seriously injured, 405 people were moderately injured
Reference #1250: 15 deaths, 388 injured
Reference #13723: 1 million dollar in economic losses
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- September 30, 2009, Padang, Sumatra, Indonesia
- February 10, 1797, SW. Sumatra, Indonesia
- March 6, 2007, Southern, Sumatra, Indonesia
- December 17, 2006, Northern, Muarasipongi, Sumatera, Indonesia
- February 16, 2004, Padangpanjang, Sumatra, Indonesia
- July 21, 2018, Solok, Sumatra, Indonesia
- March 8, 1977, Sumatera,sinurat,talu, Indonesia
- July 5, 1926, Sumatra, Indonesia
- July 29, 1885, Ajerbangis, Sumatra, Indonesia
- April 10, 1922, SW. Sumatra, Indonesia
- June 28, 1926, Sumatera, Indonesia
- February 4, 1971, Natal, Sibolga, Tarutung, Pasaman, Indonesia
- June 9, 1943, S Sumatera, Indonesia
- September 25, 1861, 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 10603.