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Lajambaung Destination Guide

Delve into Lajambaung in Indonesia

Lajambaung in the region of Aceh is a city in Indonesia - some 967 mi or ( 1556 km ) North-West of Jakarta , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Lajambaung

Current time in Lajambaung is now 11:39 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Jakarta " with a UTC offset of 7 hours. Depending on your travel modalities, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Ujungbungo, Medan, Leokobang, Ivabah, and Banda Aceh. While being here, make sure to check out Ujungbungo . Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in Lajambaung ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

2002 Sumatra earthquake

The 2002 Sumatra earthquake occurred at 01:26 UTC on 2 November. It had a magnitude of 7.3 on the moment magnitude scale with an epicenter just north of Simeulue island and caused three deaths. This earthquake is regarded as a foreshock of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake, which had an epicenter about 60 km to the northwest.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 2.82 96.08 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: 2002 earthquakes, Megathrust earthquakes in Sumatra

Simeulue island

Simeulue island is an island of Indonesia, 150 km off the west coast of Sumatra. Simeulue was once a part of West Aceh Regency but was split off in 1999 and became an independent Simeulue Regency. Simeulue was close to the epicenter of the 9.3 magnitude 26 December 2004 earthquake. On 28 March 2005 a 8.7 magnitude stuck with its epicenter just off the south end of Simeulue Island.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 2.58 96.08 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
Tags: Islands of Sumatra