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1931 Southwest Sumatra earthquake

Earthquake in Indonesia

Field	Value
title	1931 Southwest Sumatra earthquake
timestamp	1931-09-25 05:59:51
isc-event	907033
anss-url	iscgem907033
local-date
local-time	12:59
map2	{{Location map	Indonesia Sumatra
relief	yes
lat	-5.18
long	102.51
mark	Bullseye1.png
marksize	40
position	top
width	250
float	right
caption	}}
magnitude	7.3
intensity	IX (Destructive)
depth	35 km
location
countries affected	Indonesia
tsunami	1 m

|isc-event = 907033 |anss-url = iscgem907033 |local-date = |local-time = 12:59

The 1931 Southwest Sumatra earthquake occurred on 25 September at 05:59 UTC. It was located between the Enggano Island and Sumatra, Indonesia, then under the rule of Dutch East Indies. It had a magnitude of 7.3, or 7.5.

The earthquake occurred off southwest Sumatra. Some huts were shifted by about 0.5 metre. The earthquake could be felt in Padang, more than 500 km away and in Bandung, about 600 km away. It was reported that the earthquake was even felt in Pamekasan, Madura Island, about 1250 km away. A tsunami of 1 metre high was reported.

References

(2002). "International Handbook of Earthquake & Engineering Seismology". [[Academic Press]].
Puspito, Nanang T.. (December 2005). "Tsunami Sources in the Sumatra Region, Indonesia and Simulation of the 26 December 2004. Aceh Tsunami". ISET Journal of Earthquake Technology.
(1987). "Seismic history and seismotectonics of the Sunda Arc".
National Geophysical Data Center / World Data Service (NGDC/WDS). (1972). "Significant Earthquake Database". [[National Geophysical Data Center]], [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
(2022). "Gempa Nusantara: A Database of 7380 Macroseismic Observations for 1200 Historical Earthquakes in Indonesia from 1546 to 1950". Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America.

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