April 2010 Sumatra earthquake

The 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.

April 2010 Sumatra earthquake
UTC time2010-04-06 22:15:01
ISC event600296664
USGS-ANSSComCat
Local dateApril 7, 2010 (2010-04-07)
Local time05:15 (WIB (Indonesia Western Standard Time))
Magnitude7.8 Mw
Depth31 km (19 mi)
Epicenter2.38°N 97.05°E / 2.38; 97.05
TypeThrust
Areas affectedIndonesia
Max. intensityV (Moderate)
Casualties62 injured

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

References
  1. 7.7-magnitude quake strikes Indonesia
  2. Re-direct to weather.gov/ptwc Archived April 11, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  3. Jakarta Globe, Tsunami Fears Subside After Sumatra Quake.
  4. "Major earthquake causes panic in Indonesia". The Age. 2010-04-07. Archived from the original on 2022-10-28.
  5. Sumatra hit by major earthquake
  6. 7.7-magnitude quake strikes Indonesia - CNN.com
  7. ftp://ftp.gps.caltech.edu/pub/meltzner/FTP-OLD/Simeulue/Simeulue-VillageMap-2.pdf%5B%5D
  8. Another 62 people injured in Simeulue earthquake Archived April 13, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
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