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Earthquake in Indonesia
2010 Banyak Islands earthquake
2010-04-06 22:15:01
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2010 04 07
05:15 (WIB (Indonesia Western Standard Time))
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31 km on
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Thrust
Indonesia
V
62 injured
The 2010 Banyak Islands earthquake occurred on April 7 at 5:15 AM local time April 6, 2010, 22:15 UTC with a moment magnitude of 7.8 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of V (Moderate). The shock occurred near the Banyak Islands, off the island of Sumatra in Indonesia. A tsunami watch was issued according to the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in Honolulu7.7-magnitude quake strikes Indonesia which was later canceled.Re-direct to weather.gov/ptwc https://web.archive.org/web/20100411143102/http://www.prh.noaa.gov/ptwc/?region=3&id=indian.2010.04.07.001555 April 11, 2010 A 40 cm surge was reported in the Banyak Islands an hour after the quake, along with 62 injuries.Jakarta Globe, Tsunami Fears Subside After Sumatra Quake. Power outages were reported throughout the province of North SumatraMajor earthquake causes panic in Indonesia 2010-04-07 The Age https://web.archive.org/web/20221028070156/https://www.theage.com.au/world/major-earthquake-causes-panic-in-indonesia-20100407-rqdg.html 2022-10-28 live http://www.theage.com.au/world/major-earthquake-causes-panic-in-indonesia-20100407-rqdg.html as well as in Aceh.Sumatra hit by major earthquake7.7-magnitude quake strikes Indonesia – CNN This quake is one in a sequence of large earthquakes along the Sunda megathrust in the 2000s.
In Simeulue Regency, 21 were hospitalized at Gunung Putih, Teluk Dalam subdistrict,ftp://ftp.gps.caltech.edu/pub/meltzner/FTP-OLD/Simeulue/Simeulue-VillageMap-2.pdf ftp.gps.caltech.edu dead FTP link and 41 were injured in Teupah Selatan subdistrict. Some of the injured were treated at Simeulue general hospital in Sinabang.Another 62 people injured in Simeulue earthquake https://web.archive.org/web/20100413090100/http://www.antara.co.id/en/news/1270648857/another-62-people-injured-in-simeulue-earthquake April 13, 2010
See also
2007 Bengkulu earthquakes
2010 Mentawai earthquake and tsunami
List of earthquakes in 2010
List of earthquakes in Indonesia
March 2007 Sumatra earthquakes
References
External links
M7.8 – northern Sumatra, Indonesia – United States Geological Survey
Magnitude-7.7 quake rattles Indonesia – MSNBC
M7.8 Banyak Islands Earthquake, 2010 – Amateur Seismic Centre
The Diverse Slip Behavior of the Banyak Islands Section of the Sunda Megathrust Offshore Sumatra – American Geophysical Union
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