May 2010 Northern Sumatra earthquake
Natural disaster
3°46′30″N 96°03′18″E / 3.775°N 96.055°E / 3.775; 96.055Malaysia
The May 2010 Northern Sumatra earthquake occurred with a moment magnitude of 7.2 on May 9 at 12:59 PM local time (5:59 UTC) in Indonesia. The epicenter was 215 km from Banda Aceh on the northwestern tip of Sumatra. According to USGS, it is likely that this earthquake occurred along the interface of the Indo-Australia Plate and the Sunda Plate. It was one of a sequence of large earthquakes along the Sunda megathrust in 2000s. It was also felt in Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore and Thailand.[2] Broken windows and cracks in the walls were reported in the control tower at Cut Nyak Dhien Airport near Meulaboh.[3]
See also
References
- ^ National Earthquake Information Center (9 May 2010). "PAGER". United States Geological Survey. Archived from the original on 12 May 2010. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
- ^ Magnitude 7.2 - NORTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA
- ^ Magnitude 7.4 earthquake rattles western Indonesia
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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)
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- 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
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