2009 West Papua earthquakes
Earthquake in Southwest Papua, Indonesia
0°24′50″S 132°53′06″E / 0.414°S 132.885°E / -0.414; 132.885B: MMI VII (Very strong)[6]
The 2009 West Papua earthquakes occurred on January 4 local time in Indonesia's Tambrauw Regency in Southwest Papua (then West Papua Province). The very large earthquake doublet comprised a Mw 7.6 initial shock that had a maximum Mercalli intensity of VI (Strong) and a second event measuring Mw 7.4 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of VII (Very strong). The events took place less than three hours apart to the east-northeast of Sorong on the Bird's Head Peninsula and left at least four people dead and dozens injured.
Earthquake
There have been twenty-three aftershocks above magnitude 5.0 and another at magnitude 6.0. The earthquakes were also felt in nearby Papua New Guinea and Darwin, Australia.[8][9]
Impact
An official of World Vision International, a humanitarian aid organization, said ten buildings had been destroyed, including several hotels and the house of a government official. Officials said three people, who had been staying at the Mutiara hotel in the city of Manokwari, were pulled alive from the rubble and taken to a hospital. Two hotels collapsed in the quake.
See also
References
- ^ ISC-EHB Event 13989025 [IRIS].
- ^ ISC-EHB Event 13989020 [IRIS].
- ^ ISC-GEM Event 13989020 [IRIS].
- ^ Poiata, Koketsu & Miyake 2010.
- ^ ANSS: Papua 2009a, Shakemap .
- ^ ANSS: Papua 2009b, Shakemap .
- ^ Poiata, Koketsu & Miyake 2010.
- ^ "Strong earthquakes hit Indonesia". BBC. 4 January 2009. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
- ^ Quiano, Kathy (4 January 2009). "Indonesia earthquake kills at least 2, injures 35 - CNN.com". CNN. WarnerMedia. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
External links
- ANSS, "M7.7 - near the north coast of Papua, Indonesia", Comprehensive Catalog, U.S. Geological Survey
- ANSS, "M7.4 - near the north coast of Papua, Indonesia", Comprehensive Catalog, U.S. Geological Survey
- International Seismological Centre, ISC-EHB Bulletin, Thatcham, United Kingdom
- International Seismological Centre, ISC-GEM Global Instrumental Earthquake Catalogue, Thatcham, United Kingdom
- Poiata, N.; Koketsu, K.; Miyake, H. (2010), "Source processes of the 2009 Irian Jaya, Indonesia, earthquake doublet" (PDF), Earth, Planets and Space, 62 (5): 475, Bibcode:2010EP&S...62..475P, doi:10.5047/eps.2010.02.008
- Earthquake in Papua, Indonesia – NASA Earth Observatory
- The International Seismological Centre has a bibliography and/or authoritative data for this event.
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- West Papua (7.7 & 7.4, Jan 4)
- Costa Rica (6.2, Jan 8)†
- Talaud Islands (7.2, Feb 11)
- L'Aquila (6.3, Apr 6)†
- 1st Afghanistan (5.2, Apr 17)
- Swan Islands (7.3, May 23)
- Shizuoka (6.4, Aug 10)
- Andaman Islands (7.5, Aug 11)
- West Java (7.0, Sep 2)†
- Bhutan (6.1, Sep 21)
- Samoa (8.1, Sep 29)†
- 2nd Sumatra (7.6, Sep 30)†‡
- 2nd Afghanistan (6.2, Oct 22)
† indicates earthquake resulting in at least 30 deaths
‡ indicates the deadliest earthquake of the year
‡ indicates the deadliest earthquake of the year
