Shaking intensity
- III
- IV
Strongest contour: Light (IV). Modelled by USGS ShakeMap; contours show where shaking was expected to reach each level, not damage.
Who felt it
People in the shaking
- IVLight1.3 million
- IIIWeak189,000
| Place | Population | Shaking |
|---|---|---|
| Banda Aceh | 235,000 | IV |
| Lhoknga | 400 | IV |
| Sabet | 454 | IV |
| Jantho | 9,000 | IV |
| Meulaboh | 65,000 | III |
Past earthquakes here. A magnitude 9.0 earthquake 185 km n of this event struck Sumatra - Andaman Islands, Indonesia on December 26, 2004 (UTC), with estimated population exposures of 1,471,000 at intensity VIII and 237,000 at intensity IX or greater, resulting in a reported 227,898 fatalities.
Local buildings. Overall, the population in this region resides in structures that are vulnerable to earthquake shaking, though resistant structures exist. The predominant vulnerable building types are unreinforced brick with concrete floor and precast concrete frame with wall construction.
Population and intensity modelled by USGS PAGER. Estimates, not a count of people affected.
Official source
View the USGS record ↗U.S. Geological Survey
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