April 2010 Sumatra earthquake
Earthquake in Indonesia
2°23′N 97°03′E / 2.38°N 97.05°E / 2.38; 97.05The April 2010 Sumatra earthquake occurred on April 7 at 5:15 AM local time with a moment magnitude of 7.8 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of V (Moderate). The shock occurred near the Banyak Islands, off the island of Sumatra in Indonesia. A tsunami watch was issued according to the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in Honolulu[1] which was later canceled.[2] A 40 cm surge was reported in the Banyak Islands an hour after the quake, along with 62 injuries.[3] Power outages were reported throughout the province of North Sumatra[4] as well as in Aceh.[5][6] This quake is one in a sequence of large earthquakes along the Sunda megathrust in the 2000s.
In Simeulue Regency, 21 were hospitalized at Gunung Putih, Teluk Dalam subdistrict,[7] and 41 were injured in Teupah Selatan subdistrict. Some of the injured were treated at Simeulue general hospital in Sinabang.[8]
See also
- 2010 Mentawai earthquake and tsunami
- List of earthquakes in 2010
- List of earthquakes in Indonesia
- March 2007 Sumatra earthquakes
- September 2007 Sumatra earthquakes
References
- ^ 7.7-magnitude quake strikes Indonesia
- ^ Re-direct to weather.gov/ptwc Archived April 11, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Jakarta Globe, Tsunami Fears Subside After Sumatra Quake.
- ^ "Major earthquake causes panic in Indonesia". The Age. 2010-04-07. Archived from the original on 2022-10-28.
- ^ Sumatra hit by major earthquake
- ^ 7.7-magnitude quake strikes Indonesia - CNN.com
- ^ ftp://ftp.gps.caltech.edu/pub/meltzner/FTP-OLD/Simeulue/Simeulue-VillageMap-2.pdf[permanent dead link]
- ^ Another 62 people injured in Simeulue earthquake Archived April 13, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
External links
- M7.8 - northern Sumatra, Indonesia – United States Geological Survey
- Magnitude-7.7 quake rattles Indonesia – MSNBC
- M7.8 Banyak Islands Earthquake, 2010 – Amateur Seismic Centre
- The Diverse Slip Behavior of the Banyak Islands Section of the Sunda Megathrust Offshore Sumatra – American Geophysical Union
- The International Seismological Centre has a bibliography and/or authoritative data for this event.
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- Solomon Islands (7.1, Jan 3)
- Eureka, California (US) (6.5, Jan 10)
- Haiti (7.0, Jan 12)†‡
- Kaohsiung (Taiwan) (6.4, 6.7, Mar 4)
- Elazığ (Turkey) (6.1, Mar 8)†
- 1st Pichilemu (Chile) (6.9, Mar 11)
- 1st Biobío (Chile) (6.7, Mar 15)
- 2nd Biobío (Chile) (5.9, Apr 2)
- Baja California (Mexico) (7.2, Apr 4)
- 1st Sumatra (Indonesia) (7.8, Apr 6)
- Yushu, Qinghai (China) (6.9, Apr 14)†
- Afghanistan (5.4, Apr 18)
- Kalgoorlie, Western Australia (Australia) (5.2, Apr 20)
- 3rd Biobío (Chile) (6.2, Apr 23)
- 2nd Pichilemu (Chile) (6.0, May 2)
- 4th Biobío (Chile) (6.4, May 3)
- 2nd Sumatra (Indonesia) (7.2, May 9)
- Algeria (5.3, May 14)
- Moca (Puerto Rico) (5.8, May 16)
- 5th Biobío (Chile) (6.5, Jul 14)
- Mindanao (Philippines) (7.3, 7.6, 7.4, Jul 24-25)
- Iran (5.6, July 30)
- Damghan (5.7, Aug 27)
- Canterbury (New Zealand) (7.1, Sep 4)
- Mentawai (Indonesia) (7.7, Oct 25)†
- Serbia (5.3, Nov 3)
- Hosseinabad (Iran) (6.5, Dec 20)
- Aguas Buenas (Puerto Rico) (5.1, Dec 24)
- Indiana (3.8, Dec 30)
† indicates earthquake resulting in at least 30 deaths
‡ indicates the deadliest earthquake of the year
‡ indicates the deadliest earthquake of the year
