Contemporary era · 2022

2022 Sumatra earthquake

On 25 February 2022 at 08:39 WIB, a moment magnitude (Mw) 6.2 earthquake struck West Sumatra, Indonesia at a depth of 4.0 km (2.5 mi). Preceded by one foreshock and followed by over 200 aftershocks, the mainshock had an epicenter at the foot of Mount Talakmau in Pasaman Regency. The mainshock was the result of strike-slip faulting along a previously unidentified segment of the Great Sumatran Fault.

2022 Sumatra earthquake
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When
25 Feb 2022
Where
Pasaman
Era
Contemporary

Topics

Before and after

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