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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 .
The 2009 Sumatra earthquakes destroyed 135,000 homes and damaged 144,000 others in the Padang-Pariaman-Agam-Padang Pariaman area, with damage totaling $2.3 billion. At least 1,119 people died and 2,912 others sustained injuries. [174] A tsunami with a height of 27 cm (11 in) was observed. 1,119 2,912
This is an incomplete list of more recent recorded major earthquakes that have occurred within the ... 2009-10-01: Sumatra: 6.6 M w: VII: 3: ... List of volcanoes in ...
The 2009 Sumatra earthquakes on 30 September caused severe damages in Western Sumatra, killing around 1,110 people and leaving 2,180 injured. [12] The 2010 Mentawai earthquake and tsunami occurred on 25 October, severely damaging Western Sumatra and the Mentawai islands, killing 408 people and leaving 303 missing. [13]
Thirteen climbers have died and another 10 are missing in Indonesia following the eruption of a highly active volcano in the province of West Sumatra, officials said on Tuesday.
The volcano is among Indonesia's most active. When Sinabung erupted in 2014, more than a dozen people were killed and thousands were evacuated. Indonesia raises aviation warnings after Sumatra ...
2009 1,115 2009 Sumatra earthquakes: Indonesia Earthquake September 30 2010 100,000–316,000 2010 Haiti earthquake: Haiti Earthquake January 12 2011 19,749 2011 TÅhoku earthquake and tsunami: Japan Earthquake, Tsunami March 11 2012 1,901 Typhoon Bopha: Philippines Tropical cyclone December 4 – 5 2013 6,340 Typhoon Haiyan: Philippines ...
There were 75 climbers at the time on 2,891-metre (9484.91 ft) high Marapi, one of Sumatra's most active volcanoes, when it began spewing gray clouds of ash as high as 3 kilometres (2 miles) into ...