In addition to southern Sumatra, the earthquake could be felt in western Java and Singapore.

[2] Intense smoke and gas activity was observed in the Suwoh volcanic area.

The Sumatran Fault Zone is 1,900 km long and highly segmented.

[3] The earthquake occurred in a subparallel strand 2.5 km southwest of the principal trace of the Kumering segment.

[5] Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad extended his condolences and sympathy to Indonesian President Suharto and the people of Indonesia over the earthquake.