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An earthquake hit the Indonesian island of Sumatra on September 30, 2009.http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSTRE58T39720090930
The 7.6-magnitude earthquake caused widespread damage, including one hospital near the epicenter that collapsed. Initial reports stated that 75 were confirmed dead, however the death toll was expected to rise as many more were still trapped under the rubble.http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSTRE58T39720090930
A second earthquake, measuring 7.0-magnitude, struck less than 24 hours later.
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Fast Facts
- Time: 5:17 p.m. local time (10:16:09 UTC)
- Magnitude: 7.7
- Depth: 5.5 miles
- Location: 0.789°S, 99.961°E
- Centered 30 miles from Padang, Sumatra
- Tsunami watch was issued, but later canceled
- Caused widespread damage
- Collapsed a hospital near the epicenter
- At least 75 confirmed dead, with thousands more trapped
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Sumatra Earthquake News
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Another Rp 5,2 Trillion for Earthquake Reconstruction
“Around Rp 3,5 trillion will be dedicated for the West Sumatra earthquake victims, and the rest is for West Java,” Max told Tempo last week. ... (February 08, 2010)Tempo Interaktif -
Heightened Earthquake Risk in Indonesia
19, 2010) — The earthquake which rocked Padang, western Sumatra in September last year killing more than 1000 people was not the 'great earthquake' which ... (January 19, 2010)Science Daily (press release) -
Earthquakes: Finding fault with nature
Disasters like the 2004 Sumatran tsunami, the 2005 Pakistan earthquake and the 2008 quake in Sichuan, China were so severe because they hit heavily ... (January 20, 2010)Mother Nature Network -
Mild quake hit Gorontalo
An earthquake of magnitude 5.1 hit the southeast area of Gorontalo in northern part of Sulawesi Island on Tuesday morning. No casualties or damage have been ... (February 08, 2010)Jakarta Post
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Sumatra Earthquake Questions
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What are source of earthquakes in Indonesia? 1 AnswerThe fault line that is directly below it that runs about 125miles. The pressure has been building up for millions of years. read more
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Sumatra Earthquake Links Powered by Google
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2009 Sumatra earthquake - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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BBC NEWS | Asia-Pacific | Eyewitnesses: Sumatra earthquake
Personal accounts from Asia after a force 7.9 quake off the coast of Sumatra triggers a tsunami warning.news.bbc.co.uk -
Sumatra-Andaman Islands Earthquake - IRIS Special Report
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2004 Indian Ocean earthquake - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Video and photo gallery now online of my coverage of 2009 Indonesia, Sumatra earthquake - http://bit.ly/aPxHLs
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On Sunday November 15th 2009, Indonesian Golf Association (IGA) Sydney held Sumatra Earthquake Charity Golf Day at... http://bit.ly/9FoVLk
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4.8 Quake Causes Panic in Padang: A magnitude 4.8 earthquake hit Padang, West Sumatra at 11:38 a.m. on Friday, causing residents to flee.. *
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I favorited a YouTube video -- Tsunami Samoa Earthquake Sumatra http://youtu.be/Yl6_GD26LPs?a
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