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The first of the 2009 Sumatra earthquakes ( Indonesian: Gempa bumi Sumatra 2009) occurred on 30 September off the coast of Sumatra, Indonesia with a moment magnitude of 7.6 at 17:16:10 local time. The epicenter was 45 kilometres (28 mi) west-northwest of Padang, West Sumatra, and 220 kilometres (140 mi) southwest of Pekanbaru, Riau.
An earthquake occurred on September 2, 2009 at 14:55:01 local time in West Java, Indonesia. [ 1] The magnitude 7.0 earthquake killed at least 81 people, injured over 1,297, and displaced over 210,000 (including more than 140,000 in Tasikmalaya regency). [ 2][ 3] The quake was felt in the capital Jakarta, although damage there was minimal, and ...
List of earthquakes in Indonesia. This is an incomplete list of more recent recorded major earthquakes that have occurred within the boundaries of Indonesia. The determinants of the activity are indicated by the geology of the region, and the volcanic activity. Large numbers of earthquakes of smaller magnitude occur very regularly due to the ...
A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck the Ryukyu Islands, Japan on August 5. [80] A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck the South Island of New Zealand on August 5. [81] A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck Sichuan, China on August 8, killing 2 people. [2] A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck the Santa Cruz Islands on August 10.
The 2009 Talaud Islands earthquake occurred on February 12 at 01:34 local time (February 11, 2009 at 17:34 UTC) near Talaud Islands (Indonesian: Kepulauan Talaud), Indonesia. This reverse -type shock had a moment magnitude of 7.2 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of VI ( Strong ). There were at least 2 dead, 64 people injured and 597 buildings ...
The 2009 West Papua earthquakes occurred on January 4 local time in Indonesia's Tambrauw Regency in Southwest Papua (then West Papua Province).The very large earthquake doublet comprised a M w 7.6 initial shock that had a maximum Mercalli intensity of VI (Strong) and a second event measuring M w 7.4 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of VII (Very strong).
The September 2007 Sumatra earthquakes were a series of megathrust earthquakes that struck the Sunda Trench off the coast of Sumatra, Indonesia, with three of magnitude 7 or greater. A series of tsunami bulletins was issued for the area. The most powerful of the series had a magnitude of 8.4, which makes it in the top 20 of the largest ...
2009 Indonesia earthquake may refer to: 2009 Papua earthquakes (4 January), very large doublet in West Papua. 2009 Talaud Islands earthquake (12 February), large earthquake in North Sulawesi. 2009 West Java earthquake (2 September), by the south-west coast of Java. 2009 Sumatra earthquakes (30 September), west of Sumatra.