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The 2005 Nias–Simeulue earthquake occurred on 28 March off the west coast of northern Sumatra, Indonesia in the subduction zone of the Sunda megathrust. At least 915 people were killed, mostly on the island of Nias .
Image of the damage to homes in Nias-Simeulue, Indonesia. The Banda Sea was struck by a magnitude 7.1 earthquake that occurred on March 2. Quetta was struck by a magnitude 4.9 earthquake that occurred on March 2, injuring 1 person. Taiwan was struck by a magnitude 5.7 earthquake that occurred on March 5, injuring 2 people.
Hayes, G.P. et al. 2013, Seismicity of the Earth 1900–2012 Sumatra and vicinity: USGS Open-File Report 2010–1083-L, scale 1:6,000,000 Jones, E.S. et al. 2014, Seismicity of the Earth 1900–2012 Java and vicinity: USGS Open-File Report 2010–1083-N, 1 sheet, scale 1:5,000,000 , Seismicity of the Earth 1900–2012 Java and vicinity
2004 Indian Ocean earthquake Indonesia, Sumatra, Indian Ocean, December 26, 2004 2 9.0–9.1 2011 Tōhoku earthquake Japan, Tōhoku, Pacific Ocean: March 11, 2011 3 8.8 2010 Chile earthquake Chile, Maule: February 27, 2010 4 8.6 2005 Nias–Simeulue earthquake Indonesia, Sumatra: March 28, 2005 4 8.6 2012 Indian Ocean earthquakes Indonesia, Sumatra
Residents flee villages overnight on foot and motorcycles in the dark and amid rain
Since the 2005 earthquake, transportation has improved to cope with the increase in travel needs for reconstruction and rehabilitation efforts. Wings Air and Manunggal Air are the airlines that fly to Gunungsitoli. National flag carrier Garuda Indonesia was set to operate a new service from Jakarta to Nias in North Sumatra starting 15 November ...
The 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake is thought to have triggered activity in both Leuser Mountain [45] and Mount Talang, [46] volcanoes in Aceh along the same range of peaks, while the 2005 Nias–Simeulue earthquake sparked activity in Lake Toba, a massive caldera in Sumatra. [47]
2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami (2 C, 38 P) Pages in category "Megathrust earthquakes in Sumatra" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total.