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.

- When
- 25 Feb 2022
- Where
- Pasaman
- Era
- Contemporary
Topics
Before and after
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