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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 .
A major earthquake in Yogyakarta on 27 May 2006 killed 5,716 people. [10] A magnitude 7.7 earthquake caused a tsunami around west and central Java on 17 July 2006 and killed 668 people. [11] 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 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: Severe damage. [56] 2009 ...
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2009 Indonesia earthquake may refer to: 2009 West 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
Sumatra earthquake may refer to: 1797 Sumatra earthquake; 1833 Sumatra earthquake; 1861 Sumatra earthquake; 1931 Southwest Sumatra earthquake; 1933 Sumatra earthquake; 1935 Sumatra earthquake; 1984 Northern Sumatra earthquake; 2002 Sumatra earthquake; March 2007 Sumatra earthquakes; 2009 Sumatra earthquakes; 2016 Sumatra earthquake; 2022 ...
The strait is about 450 km long and its width varies between 100 and 150 km. The main city on the edge of the strait is the capital of West Sumatra, Padang. The strait is in major fault zone and several earthquakes have been located in it, being the most known those of 1833 Sumatra earthquake and that of 2009 Sumatra earthquake.