October 2010 Sumatra earthquake and tsunami

October 2010 Sumatra earthquake and tsunami

The October 2010 Sumatra earthquake was a magnitude 7.7 M_w earthquake that occurred on 25 October 2010 off the western coast of Sumatra, Indonesia at 21:42 local time (14:42 UTC).^[4] The earthquake occurred on the same fault that produced the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake. It was widely felt across the provinces of Bengkulu and West Sumatra and resulted in a substantial localized tsunami that struck the Mentawai Islands.^[5]

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