1994 Liwa earthquake

Earthquake in Indonesia 1994 Liwa earthquake 1994-02-15 17:07:43 usp00068jd 185661 16 February 1994 00:07 WIB (Indonesia Western Standard Time) Indonesia Sumatra 7.0 w y 23 km on 4.967 S 104.302 E inline,title Strike-slip Great Sumatran fault Indonesia XKatalog Gempabumi Signifikan dan Dirasakan https://www.bmkg.go.id/gempabumi/katalog-gempabumi-signifikan.bmkg Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical Agency 26 August 2021 25 July 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210725043658/https://www.bmkg.go.id/gempabumi/katalog-gempabumi-signifikan.bmkg dead 207 dead and 2000+ injured thumb|Map of the Great Sumatran Fault with labelled segments The 1994 Liwa earthquake occurred on 16 February 1994 at 00:07 local time February 15 at 17:07 UTC. It was located in southern Sumatra, Indonesia. The magnitude of the earthquake was put at w y 6.9, w7.0, or s y 7.2, according to different sources.https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eqarchives/significant/sig_1994.php Significant Earthquakes of the World 2017-08-28 https://web.archive.org/web/20110714105610/http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eqarchives/significant/sig_1994.php 2011-07-14 dead https://www.eeri.org/lfe/pdf/Indonesia_WesternSumatra_SR_May07.pdf Western Sumatra earthquakes of March 6, 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20151223084035/https://www.eeri.org/lfe/pdf/Indonesia_WesternSumatra_SR_May07.pdf December 23, 2015 dead "The Sumatran Fault Zone – From Source to Hazard" by D. H. Natawidjaja and W. Triyoso The earthquake caused 207 deaths and 2000 injuries. There was damage from landslides, mudslides, and fires in Lampung Province. Power outage occurred in western Lampung.https://apnews.com/8fec72ae72b90a75da6a8ad70ce9ce65?SearchText=1994%20sumatra%20earthquake;Display_ Earthquake Kills 134 on Sumatra, Hundreds Injured Associated Press News Six-thousand buildings were damaged or destroyed by landslides in the Liwa area. In addition to southern Sumatra, the earthquake could be felt in western Java and Singapore. Intense smoke and gas activity was observed in the Suwoh volcanic area. The earthquake took place at the Sumatran Fault Zone. The Sumatran Fault Zone is 1,900 km long and highly segmented. It can be divided into about 20 segments. The earthquake occurred in a subparallel strand 2.5 km southwest of the principal trace of the Kumering segment.10.1029/2000JB900120 Neotectonics of the Sumatran fault, Indonesia https://authors.library.caltech.edu/21722/1/Sieh2000p28295_Jour_Geophys_Res.pdf 2000 Sieh Kerry Kerry Sieh Natawidjaja Danny Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth 105 B12 28295–28326 2000JGR...10528295S free The focal mechanism is of right-lateral strike-slip faulting.Aftershock sequence of the 1994, Mw 6.8, Liwa Earthquake (Indonesia): Seismic Rupture process in a volcanic arc Geophysical Research Letters 23 21 3051 1996 Widiwijayanti Christina Déverchère Jacques Louat Rémy Sébrier Michel Harjono Hery Diament Michel Hidayat Dannie 1996GeoRL..23.3051W 10.1029/96GL02048 129056643 https://hal-insu.archives-ouvertes.fr/insu-01356400/file/grl1996-23-3051-widiwijayanti.pdf Reactions Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad extended his condolences and sympathy to Indonesian President Suharto and the people of Indonesia over the earthquake.1994-02-20 PM sends condolence message to Indonesia https://www.klik.com.my/item/story/1761645/pm-sends-condolence-message-to-indonesia New Sunday Times See also 1933 Sumatra earthquake List of earthquakes in 1994 List of earthquakes in Indonesia References External links 185661 Category:Earthquakes in Sumatra Category:Earthquakes in Indonesia Category:20th century in Sumatra Category:History of Lampung Category:West Lampung Regency Liwa earthquake, 1994 Category:February 1994 in Indonesia Category:1994 disasters in Indonesia Category:Strike-slip earthquakes