M 4.2 earthquake – 44 km SE of Banda Aceh, Indonesia
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Local time: Mar 28, 2005 · 13:04 (UTC+7)
LightShallow · 30 km
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- Magnitude
- 4.2body-wave magnitude (mb)
- Depth
- 30 kmShallow earthquake
- Epicenter
- 5.222, 95.58345 km from Banda Aceh
- Energy released
- 30 tons of TNTless than one Hiroshima bomb
- Felt reports
- —"Did You Feel It?" responses
- Shaking intensity
- —not estimated
- Aftershocks
- 0M2.5+ within 30 km
- Significance
- 271USGS score, 0–1,000+
Not rare around here
An earthquake at least as strong struck within 300 km on Mar 28, 2005.
How strong was it?
Light earthquake. It released 30 tons of TNT, 16 times less than a magnitude 5.0. Bars use the magnitude scale: every step is about 32 times more energy.
The strongest earthquakes within 300 km
Since 1900, around Indonesia.
- 9.1 2004 Sumatra - Andaman Islands Earthquake Dec 26, 2004
- 8.2 The 1907 Sumatra Earthquake and Tsunami Jan 4, 1907
- 7.4 56 km NW of Sinabang, Indonesia Feb 20, 2008
- 7.4 50 km NW of Sinabang, Indonesia Nov 2, 2002
- 7.2 45 km SSW of Meulaboh, Indonesia May 9, 2010
- 7.1 86 km WSW of Pangkalan Brandan, Indonesia Sep 19, 1936
- 7.1 190 km WNW of Sabang, Indonesia May 17, 1955
- 7.0 85 km SSE of Meulaboh, Indonesia Jun 20, 1976